Administrator Heitke told the Plan Commission on March 20 that he will propose to the Village Board on April 8 that the village contract with Matt Stefan of Cedar Corp to serve as a contracted municipal engineer to perform plan‑review duties.

Heitke said the village has benefited from having its DPW director and municipal engineer review plan sets but has not yet found a full‑time candidate with a professional engineer (P.E.) credential to take over those duties. He said Matt Stefan, who currently works with the village on the Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Corp project, is familiar with Jackson’s road standards and could be contracted to provide timely engineering reviews.

Heitke framed the proposal as a way to maintain expedited review of development proposals while recruitment for a permanent in‑house professional engineer continues. The transcript records no formal action by the Plan Commission on the proposal; Heitke presented it as a notice of an item that will appear on the Village Board agenda for April 8.