Matteson Eyes 1990s Growth With Center Along I57
Village Administrator Daniel Dubruiel says the 1990s could bring vast growth in Matteson including a new commercial and municipal center along Interstate 57. Trustees anticipate more housing and possible airport expansion south of the suburbs, with private investment driving most development.
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Mary Sue Pen
Matteson
Chicago Area
Daniel Dubruiel
Butterfield Creek
205Th Street
National Endowment For the Arts
Dubruiel
Richton Park Sees Growth and Plans for I-57 Entrance
Richton Park officials anticipate a decade of growth west of Interstate 57 boosting the tax base and funding youth programs a community center better water and expanded retail. Village Manager David Dorgan notes changes and calls it a potential roaring or boring 90s with ongoing high quality services.
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Pete Reynolds
Richton Park
David Dorgan
The
Star
Dorgan
Sledding ban in Lincoln Crossing area prompts new hill plan
Police will clear sledders from the Lincoln Crossing detention pond hill in Rich ton Park citing liability. Village manager David Dorgan says by next year an official sledding hill will open at Pierce Park in the same subdivision for residents. A 21 year old South Chicago Heights woman injured herself last winter after the village gained the property.
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Lincoln Crossing
Richton Park
Pierce Park
David Dorgan
Dorgan
South
Chicago Heights
Compost center raises hackles in Crete Township meeting
Will County residents voicing concerns at a Planning Commission session opposed Star Disposal’s James Offerman and Homewood Disposal Service’s Thomas Agema over a proposed composting operation on an 80 acre parcel at Nacke and Crete Monee Roads. The plan seeks a five acre windrow compost site with three year permit and EPA oversight, amid worries about odors groundwater and residential impact.
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Whitney Scott
Crete Township
Planning Commission
Star Disposal
James Offerman
Homewood Disposal Service
Thomas Agema
Compost Concepts
Will County
Nacke
Crete- Monee
Nu-Way
Star and
Homewood Disposal Companies
Park Forest
Richton Park
Matte
Illinois
Offerman
Homewood
Beecher
Monee
Peotone
Crete
EPA
Richton Park Approves Water Rate Increase Ordinance
Richton Park trustees approved a new water rate structure with a final reading due in two weeks. The plan raises rates about 33 percent for large users, while minimal users see little change. The rate is 1.20 per 190 cubic feet for the first 3000 cubic feet and 0.88 after, with a 35 percent sewer charge on total usage. Village officials cited earlier projections and noted bill reflects May payment.
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Board of Trustees
David Dorgan
Rudolph Banovich
Dorgan
Banovich
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