By Dee Longfellow
• During announcements, 2nd Ward Alderman Jacob Hill said he wanted to thank the mayor, the police chief, etc., for all their support for the new business that just opened in the second ward – Inhale Elmhurst – a dispensary! April Fool! Good joke, considering dispensaries are illegal in Elmhurst – he had everyone scratching their heads!
• City Manager Jim Grabowski announced that construction continues at I-294 and North Ave. and that the frontage road that goes under I-294 is currently closed. The City has been working with IDOT on the detours, some of which were directing to much traffic into residential areas originally. While they are improved now, it’s best to avoid the area if possible.
• Grabowski said Spring Clean-up Days have been set for the Saturdays of April 13 (for Wednesday pickups), April 20 (for Thursday pickups), and April 27 (for Friday pickups).
• Public Works and Buildings (PWB) Committee report about for the 2024 Sanitary Sewer and Manhole Rehabilitation was approved. The bid will be awarded to National Power Rodding Corporation of Chicago, in the amount not to exceed $1,281,060. Funds for the project have been provided in the adopted FY2024 Municipal Utility Fund (MUF) budget in the amount of $1,740,000.
• Another recommendation of the PWB Committee was approval of the Phase II Engineering services proposal from Transystems Corp. for the York Street/Butterfield Road Intersection Improvement Project, in the amount not to exceed $220,070. Monies for this project are included in the Motor Fuel Tax Fund in the amount of $220,000.
• Council approved a PWB Committee recommendation to accept a proposal for Construction Phase Services from Clark-Dietz for the 2024 Waterman Improvement Project, in the amount not to exceed $112,070. This project has been provided for in the 2024 Budget with the Municipal Utility Fund/Water Distribution/Capital Outlay, in the total amount of $2,800,000 for design, construction, and construction phase service.
• A resolution was approved to authorize Kenig, Lindgren, O’Hara, Aboona, Inc. to perform a traffic study for neighborhood areas #4 and #5.
