Village Manager's Message

Last week, I attended the ribbon cutting for Green Releaf Dispensary on North Avenue. This will be Villa Park’s second dispensary and will generate additional revenue. The Municipal Cannabis Retailers' Occupation Tax currently generates about $200,000 per year which the Village has dedicated (via Ordinance 4118) to police pensions, fire pensions, and “Village parks, a recreation center, and a pool.” In addition, the Village receives funds from the sale of cannabis as sales taxes (Retailer’s Occupation Tax), and some money that is included in the LGDF from an allocation of 8% of the State Cannabis Regulation Fund that collects revenues from several sources. In total, the Village received a little over $380,000 from all sources in 2022.

On Monday 6/24, I attended the DMMC (DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference) meeting with the District 2 County Representatives Yeena Yoo and Paula Deacon Garcia. They informed the Mayors, Presidents, and Managers about the upcoming transition to the new animal shelter, DuPage County Animal Services. The shelter will also have an online presence soon, and there are a lot of animals ready for adoption. We also got an update on the Crisis Recovery Center and the 988-crisis line. The County will be launching a campaign to remind people about the 211-help line for health and social services.

As we finalize the Strategic Plan, the Board and our consultant emphasized that since the plan was developed by the community, the results need to be displayed to the entire community in a way that is easily found and understood. To that end, staff has approached a couple of vendors that specialize in web platforms. We will also consult with our new ERP vendor BS&A to see if they have a solution to find an inexpensive but effective way to let the public track progress on the Plan. I also met with department heads individually and together at the weekly staff meeting.

Read the full report here.

Matt Harline

Village Manager

My Villa Park App

We are excited to announce that Villa Park is enhancing engagement with a new mobile app! This will allow residents to submit service requests, making it simpler for staff to address issues while also facilitating seamless communication with citizens. Keep an eye out for more updates as we get ready to launch the app this month!