Archive for 'Transportation'

Buckle up those babies

Posted 23 February 2009 | By | Categories: Public Safety, Transportation | Comments Off

Commissioners Bruce Beckman and Sean Durkin provided a blast from the past when they called attention to Child Passenger Safety Week at the Feb. 17 village council meeting. It’s been years since we wrestled with car seats in my household but it doesn’t sound like the process is any easier for today’s young parents. Durkin [...]

Candidate watch 12/8

Posted 08 December 2008 | By | Categories: 2009 election, Affordable housing, Boards and Commissions, Transportation, Village Council | 19 Comments

Commissioner William Waldack became the first, and so far only, candidate to file papers today for spring’s village council race. Waldack, 58, is completing his first term on the council. While not that body’s most dynamic member, he has been an outspoken proponent of public transportation and affordable housing. Waldack also has displayed an independent [...]

Fill ‘er up

Posted 01 December 2008 | By | Categories: Transportation, Village Hall | Comments Off

The South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation would become the latest governmental partner to the village’s diesel and gas fueling facility under a resolution on the Tuesday’s village council agenda. The resolution will allow SEASPAR to partake of lower rates on fuel, which currently costs the village about $1.89 per gallon. By purchasing [...]

One down, two to go?

Posted 19 November 2008 | By | Categories: Traffic, Transportation, Uncategorized, Village Council, Village Hall | 11 Comments

Local railroad safety activist George Swimmer conjured up a daunting picture for the village council Tuesday night. At a recent Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Swimmer asked a panel how many trains are expected to run along the Burlington Northern -Santa Fe line in the next 10 years. The answer: Train traffic is anticipated to increase [...]

Village settles underpass suit

Posted 10 November 2008 | By | Categories: Transportation, Village Hall | 9 Comments

Updated: Nov. 11 The village and Metra agreed to pay resident Therese Brzesinski $10,000 plus an additional $2,500 landscaping allowance to settle a February lawsuit challenging the rezoning of property in conjunction with the Belmont underpass project. The settlement also calls for an additional $2,500 landscaping allowance to be paid to each of two neighbors [...]

Diggin’ it

Posted 24 October 2008 | By | Categories: Public Safety, Traffic, Transportation | 6 Comments

Mayor Ron Sandack, state senators Dan Cronin and Kirk Dillard, state representatives Patti Bellock and Sandra Pihos, Illinois secretary of transportation Milt Sees and various other officials, village commissioners and county board members gathered this morning to break ground on the long-awaited Belmont Avenue underpass. The estimated $53 million project finally reached fruition this past [...]

The in crowd

Posted 29 September 2008 | By | Categories: Boards and Commissions, Transportation, Village Council | 13 Comments

Sharp-eared observers may have noticed some familiar names when the village council appointed members to the Circulator Study Task Force and Liquor Commission earlier this month. Christine Fregeau, a dedicated and tireless local activist, got the nod for both groups. Other task force appointees who also serve duo roles: Alice Strelau is a Liquor Commission [...]

7 mpg

Posted 06 August 2008 | By | Categories: Traffic, Transportation | 6 Comments

Seven miles per gallon sounds like every driver’s worst nightmare. But when it comes to the village’s new buses, 7 mpg is something to celebrate. Interim public works director Robin Weaver told the village council the 28-passenger buses, which run on ultra low emission diesel fuel, get more than double the mileage the old buses [...]

TAP commissioners named

Posted 17 July 2008 | By | Categories: Stormwater, Traffic, Transportation, Village Council | 12 Comments

The village council Tuesday night confirmed the appointment of seven residents to the Transportation and Parking Committee. Larry Gress and John Wendt will co-chair the new committee. They were appointed to three-year terms along with Anthony Schiller. David Stuebner and Christopher Saricks were appointed to two-year terms, while Mark Cronin and Sheryl Van Anne will [...]

On TAP tonight

Posted 15 July 2008 | By | Categories: Traffic, Transportation, Village Council | Comments Off

Look for the mayor to finally appoint members to the new Transportation and Parking Commission at tonight’s village council meeting. TAP replaces the Parking and Traffic Commission (PAT?), which ceased operations in December 2007. In the interim, the council has approved expenditures for traffic calming devices, recommendations for use of which will be made by [...]