The emerald ash borer already has wreaked havoc on trees in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, where 10 million ashes were lost as a result. Now Downers Grove officials are preparing for its inevitable arrival in our leafy ‘burb. At Tuesday’s Village Council workshop session, commissioners discussed a recommendation to get ahead of the threat by [...]
I figured out a long time ago that, in a lot of minds, you’re not really working (i.e. engaged in meaningful activity) unless you don professional attire and leave the house with a briefcase in your hand each morning on your way to a paycheck-generating enterprise. Well, I haven’t belonged to that group for many [...]
So for three weeks now, I’ve been waiting for the road crew working on my street to pick up the mess they left after lunch one day. I’m referring to the crushed pop can and gross half-empty bottle of water (?) that have been sitting at the foot of my driveway for way too long. [...]
The Peoria Chronicle, a one-man news blog (sound familiar?), reports that former Public Works Director Dave Barber has landed on his feet and will begin working in Peoria tomorrow. You may recall that he resigned from his job here in June. The blog quotes WMBD Radio on Barber’s CV: “Barber has over 20 years experience [...]
Let me preface this post by saying that I am very grateful that my street is being repaired. However, I don’t love the crews leaving their pop cans, baggies and assorted other trash in my front yard. And I especially didn’t like the foreman’s snippy response to my effort to take a photo of the [...]
Those who stayed attentive through Public Works Director Dave Barber’s presentation to the Downers Grove Village Council Tuesday night were rewarded with a few juicy tidbits. Especially those who happen to be commissioners looking for ways to improve the bottom line. Barber spent several minutes describing the challenges of maintaining the village’s asphalt and concrete [...]
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