Amy Smith January 2026 Reports
Narcan Machine
This past Monday, January 5, the technician from MATTERS came to initialize and set up the Village’s free vending machine. The County’s Department of Mental Health’s Clinical Program Director, Eric D’Entrone came to the Village as well. He, the mayor and the Village Clerk worked together to stock the machine with Narcan kits. Fentanyl and xylazine testing strips will be added to the machine in a week to 10 days as those supplies were delayed.
Community members can now get free Narcan kits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the vending machine located on the northern side of the kiosk at the front of the municipal parking lot. Anyone wishing to use the machine simply enters the code on the front of the machine to start the process, then their zip code and birth year. It is wholly anonymous.
As a reminder, the vending machine and the inventory it holds are all supplied by MATTERS, a non-profit organization that seeks to prevent opioid overdoses. When inventory is running low, the machine uses its own cellular connection to request supplies be mailed to Village Hall. The mayor and Village Clerk’s office ensure that it is restocked. The only cost to the Village is the minimal electricity the machine draws and that staff time to restock it.
Events
The December events went very well and were enjoyed by many community members, myself included. Thanks to all the organizations and individuals who made the December celebrations so much fun in an otherwise very cold and snowy month.
Grants
The Village’s proposal for a Greenway Compact grant was not chosen for funding in the fall round. Feedback from the committee indicated that the competition was keen and encouraged the Village to reapply in the Spring, noting that the full grant could be used for development of engineering and planning documents for infrastructure improvements to support pedestrians. The original proposal included initial implementation as well. The Spring round opens in late March with an April 24 deadline.
I am talking with members of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee about the 2026 Traffic Safety Grants in anticipation of the Village’s need to purchase school speed zone signs that are enabled with “Your Speed Is” notification capabilities. These grants fund projects that address speeding as a safety concern among other types of initiatives; the deadline grant is May 1, 2026.
The mayor and I submitted a budget adjustment for the Language Access Grant which is MIG funding from the County. This adjustment precedes what will be the final quarter of spending to fulfill that grant’s purpose of improving access to municipal services and information regardless of preferred language.