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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1998
Page
4
Corpol Tom Fleming says the village bought about a dozen bright orange Frisbee like rescue disks with 100 ft cords for under 20 dollars each. Chiefs and officers train to deploy them without entering water to pull drowning victims to safety across ponds and other water bodies in the village.
Park Forest Village Board unanimously approved purchasing a $94,395 ambulance from Emergency Services Supply at a special meeting. The department will place the new unit on the front line after delivery within four months, replacing an aging 1989 model used as a reserve by nearby communities.
Village officials cited a 1996 water study guiding a 20 year supply plan. Clark Dietz was hired last December to propose improvements. Both sites need construction, piping, ComEd power, utilities, high‑service pumps, aerator reservoir, detention tank and pump, plus emergency generators.
Denman Matteson Park Forest and Richton Park will share a near mile long street project. Each village will maintain its portion after improvements funded by the county and subject to a ten year reassessment. Trustee Imoukhuede opposed the agreement citing long term maintenance costs.
The village outlines phases to extend water mains from Lake Michigan to Durkin Park Reich and Harker stations, adding 60 and 48 inch lines. Phase One runs 60 inches to Durkin Park via 85th Street and Keeler Avenue, Phase Two adds 48 inches to Reich to Harker, Phase Three links Harker to Southwest Transmission Main. Oak Lawn cites no extra local cost obligation for the contract. Water use and pricing details are noted with a current rate of 1.23 per 100 gallons and 575 million gallons pumped in 1996 averaging 1.6 million gallons daily.
Republican challenger Andrew Qunell hosted a press conference in Sauk Village with Crete and Lynwood mayors, urging Illinois to ban billboard advertising of illegal Indiana fireworks. He plans to push the bill if elected, arguing ad exposure misleads residents near Illinois border towns. Mayors cited past incidents and support for prohibiting ads.
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