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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1986
Page
2
The Rich Township High School District 227 Board viewed preliminary drawings for a prefab high ceiling auxiliary gym of 11 800 square feet, plus a 60 by 30 foot weight room and a 20 by 30 foot multipurpose space, with a projected cost between 419 000 and 530 000 dollars and a 450 000 dollar maximum budget.
Matteson School District 162 bus drivers told the board their new maintenance garage office is filthy and hazardous. They cited fumes, lack of exit doors, storage of flammable materials, no washrooms, and long trips to use Matteson elementary facilities. Superintendent Schlenker said the site passes fire inspections and is not a fire hazard.
Village officials discussed housing section findings on a persistent water problem. Officials noted main lines seemed fine but many issues lie in service lines into homes, with Damptz residence showing flow improved after air was forced through a clogged line. They consider renting equipment to blow lines, aiming for about 12 lines a week, before cold weather arrives. Tours of Water plants Homewood and Hinsdale are planned, with water sample results forthcoming.
Metra owns the Rock Island line between Chicago and Joliet and uses Milwaukee Road routes to Fox Lake and Elgin under a trackage rights deal with a bankruptcy trustee. A purchase of the Milwaukee Road lines could save about 1.7 million annually, plus 805,000 in depreciation costs now allowed, with further 3.4 million yearly gains after streamlining. ICG sheds non Chicago to New Orleans mail focus, selling lines in several states.
Four complaints were already addressed at last week's session. A Woodgate resident asked Coglia nese to address his unsightly chimney, or have it match a neighbor's. Village president pro tem John Rangel suggested submitting the issue in writing for discussion at the September 29 meeting.
The Conference argues HUD fails to cooperate with local code enforcement and hurts the entire county. SSAC seeks a south suburban task force with staff to correct questioned policies and their adverse area impact. Dunne and SSAC leaders met Tuesday morning with Rev. Knutson, Rev. Reynolds, and Park Forest Village Manager John Perry.
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