Orchard Heights Plat Approved After Drainage Review
At the Bensenville village meeting last week a subdivision plat for Orchard Heights on Orchard Avenue between Park Road and Roosevelt Avenue was approved. George Wallach’s project will place 23 homes on both sides. Robert Doty the village engineer confirmed compliance and a swale may be enlarged to prevent flooding. Trustee Mildred Richter, while not an engineer, expressed concern about flood risk but accepted the plan with conditions.
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Bensenville
Orchard Avenue
Ae Park Road
Roosevelt Avenue
Orchard Heights
George Wallach
Plan Commission
Mildred Richter
Willens
Paddock Publications Offices Close for July 4 Holiday
Paddock Publications will close all day Wednesday July 4 under President Stuart R. Paddock. July 4 edition papers will distribute July 5. All news deadlines shift 24 hours next week with Tuesday material due Monday and display ad deadline moved to Monday noon.
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Paddock Publications
Stuart R. Paddock
Paddock
Zoning Hearings Set for July 12 in Bensonville
Two public hearings by the Bensonville Plan Commission on July 12 address rezoning petitions. One seeks a neighborhood retail center on Route 83 between Stoneham and Argyle streets, the other a gas station at Irving Park Road and Spruce Street. The session starts at 8 p.m. in the firemen's hall at 15 N. York Road.
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Bensonville Plan Commission
Stoneham and
Argyle Streets
Irving Park Road
Spruce Street
Plan Commission
N. York Road
Pool Site Lease Issue Settled In Bensenville
The village will retain the pool site and lease it to the swimming pool association. The village will deed the rest of Central Park including the pool parking lot to the park district. The district will improve the park area and maintain the parking lot under a separate use agreement. The village board approved the arrangement unanimously.
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Bensenville
The
Swimming Pool Association
Central Park
Park District
Central Park Area
John Varble
Park Board
Park
Mary Holladay
William A. Red
Cyclist and Girl Injured in York Road Crash
A motorcyclist, Gerald T. Poplawsky 18, and Yolanda Hawking 15, were hurt when their cycle collided with a northbound truck at York Road and Brookwood in Bensenville. Poplawsky was cited for driving on the wrong side of the roadway.
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York Road
Brookwood
Bensenville
Gerald T. Poplawsky
John Sr
Yolanda Hawking
Walnut
Wood Dale
Poplawsky
Alumni Award Goes To Rev. Marbach
The Rev. William H. Marbach of Bensenville, a Golden Alumni Class of 1912 member at Lake Forest College, received an alumni recognition citation at the Saturday banquet in Durand Commons. President William Graham Cole presented the award for his church service.
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William H. Marbach
Bensenville
Lake Forest College
Durand Commons
William Graham Cole
Mr. Marbach
Lake Forest
Marshal, Mo
Jacksonville, Ill
River Forest
First Presbyterian Church of
Pontiac, Mich
Master Plan One Third Completed In Bensenville Progress Report
Carl Gardner, a professional planner, told village trustees last week that the master plan is about one third complete. He expects the next quarterly report to show about 80 percent done with base mapping finished and economic and physical factor study half done. The project began April 2 and remains on schedule with good progress outlook.
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Bensenville
Carl Gardner
Gardner
Village awards Marion Street blacktop contracts
The Ben_senville Village Board awarded Superior Blacktop Co. the west side job and Wallach Builders the east side work on Marion Street between Hickory and Washington. Cost to village $1,608 with four bids received on June 7. Residents helped raise $413 for Robin Klein’s medical expenses, aided by a donated painting won by Harry Conkright. Robert Klein thanked contributors as Bensenville’s March sales tax revenue reached $7,338 up from February’s $5,490.
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Marion Street
Hickory
Washington
Superior Blacktop Co
Bensenville
Marion
Wallach Builders
Superior
Village
Robin Klein
Robert Mullen
Harry Conkright
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Thomas Price
Elmhurst
Ray MacDonald
Jordan Willens
Wallach
Robert Doty
Prince Castles
Northwest Hwy
Arlington Heights
Lee St
Des Plaines
York St
North Ave
With Me
Irving Park RD
Rev
Marbach
Marion St
Klein Fund
Robert Klein
Robin
Register
Robert Weinert
Porter
Investment Counsel
State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Narrod
Kenneth Narrod
Mannheim Road
Franklin Park
Ill
American Red Ball Transit Co., Inc
Big John
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