Naperville boards to weigh Riverwalk improvements, late-night permit limits, kratom rules
Next week, two Naperville boards will consider items that could affect the Riverwalk’s capital plan, downtown late-night permit caps, and potential regulation of kratom products. The Riverwalk Commission will review the draft 2027 Capital Improvement Plan on July 8, and the Liquor Commission will take up a request from Five Iron Golf to increase the downtown late-night permit cap and discuss kratom regulation on July 9. Meanwhile, the Board of Fire and Police met June 23 on personnel actions, but meeting minutes have not yet been published.
Recent meeting: Board of Fire and Police (June 23)
The Board of Fire and Police met to consider several personnel items related to ongoing police and firefighter/paramedic recruitment. According to the agenda, the board was scheduled to:
- Vote on appeals from two lateral police candidates, Valentine and Bratschun.
- Approve continuation for multiple police officer and firefighter/paramedic applicants in the selection pipeline.
- Promote candidate Parchem to sergeant from the Final Eligibility Register.
- Review the timeline for conditional offer letters to successful candidates.
- Approve open session minutes and seal closed session minutes from the June 9 meeting.
Because minutes have not been published, the outcomes of these votes are not yet known.
Coming up
Riverwalk Commission – July 8, 2026
The Riverwalk Commission will take up several items at its July 8 meeting, including:
- Review and provide feedback on the draft 2027 Riverwalk Capital Improvement Plan.
- Approve an alternate bench design for the North Central College Riverwalk Park.
- Authorize the use of Naperville Jaycees Park for the May 2027 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride community event.
- Review follow-up items from the 2026 Annual Asset Management Plan.
- Receive monthly updates from the Park District and Riverwalk Foundation.
Liquor Commission – July 9, 2026
The Liquor Commission’s July 9 agenda includes:
- Consideration of Five Iron Golf’s request to increase the downtown Late Night Permit cap by one.
- A presentation and evaluation of potential regulation needs for Kratom/Feel Free products.
- DUI reports for March through June 2026.
- A tobacco report.
- Statistics from the Naperville Local Liquor Law Essentials class.
These meetings are open to the public. Agendas and minutes are posted on the city’s website.
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