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City of Oak Forest Veterans Commission met Oct. 16

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

CHAIRPERSON: Joe Pilch

MEMBERS: Christopher Adams John Perales

(A) = Absent Ralph Chichester James Hanlon

Jim Pioth Dennis Mitzner

Dave Moore Tom O’Neill

Paul Selman Don Snedden

Richard Wojtowicz Mayor Jim Hortsman

Honorary Member: James (Jim) Watson

Guest:

• Pledge of allegiance

• Roll Call

• Approval of Minutes

▪︎ Approval of September Minutes by ________ 2nd by ________. All members present approved.

• Public participation

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• Old business:

• Independence Day 2026 we are planning now.

▪︎ Mad Bombers need to know to keep price locked in.

▪︎ Could Gaelic Park give vets commission members dinner coupons?

▪︎ Starting time of first entertainer starts at 6:00 PM and the main band starts at 8:00 PM. Same entertainment or change

▪︎ Trucking for Veterans was upset and may not return.

▪︎ All vendors need to be emailed the correct starting time of event and setup time.

▪︎ All vendors need to be listed on flyers. How many food vendors should we really have?

▪︎ Involvement of PD and FD needs to happen now.

▪︎ Independence Day celebration date is planned for Saturday June 27, 2026.

▪︎ If we are using Gaelic Park date and any changes they need to make, or we need to make to assure it a smooth operation. Before Gaelic Park is requested to host we need to make sure, we explore all options.

• New business

• Veterans day November 11 is Council meeting night. We will do a presentation and short video. Let’s think people what we should do???? Dennis has some sites to Veteran

• Community Awareness fair is October 18 at Arbor Park school from 9-noon. Need people to man the table handing out Veterans information and give aways.

• Once around the Table

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Adjournment at 20:xx, motion by __________ 2nd by _________.

http://www.oak-forest.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10162025-2217