Orland Park Bicentennial to Ring Bells July Fourth
The Orland Park Bicentennial celebration kicks off with bell ringing at noon by three village churches and invites other bells to join. A public meeting Wednesday addresses opposition to a landfill in Orland township and outlines speakers and timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee To Save Our Environment
Orland Township
143Rd Street
Will Cook Road
Homer 330 School
160Th and
Cedar Road
Frank Bischoff
Will - Cook Road
Wayne Mraz
James B. Clarage
General Assembly
Orland Park
Will County Board
County Planning Department
Clarage
EPA
Will County
Orland
Penny O’sullivan
St. Michael’s
Methodist Church of
Christ Evangelical Lutheran
O’sullivan
Citizens Utility studies Lake Michigan water feasibility in Fernway area
Walter Larson of Citizens Utility says lake water could not instantly fix water quality and would require months to clear mains. The firm serves Fernaway Orland Park areas and may extend lake water to all customers if feasible, with Tinley Park and Oak Lawn contract implications under review during talks on potential water sales and city access.
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Citizens Utility Company
Lake Michigan
Fernway
Westhaven
Walter Larson
Citizens Utility General Manager
Chicago
Tinley Park Village
Tinley
Larson
Feraway
Orland Park
Arbury Hills
Butterfield Estates
Butterfield West
Fox Croft
Glen Ellyn
Country Club Estates
Waycinden Park
Lincoln Hills
Valley View
Tinley Park
Oak Lawn
Kenneth McDonald
Oak Lawn-Tinley Park
McDonald
Ed Richardson
Citizens Utility
Orland Park Library Drawings to Be Shown Tomorrow
Architect Jerry Nelson of Welton and Becket Associates will present final library plans at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Orland administration building. Marianne Nelson says the drawings reflect proposed site south of the administration parking lot and that funding is guaranteed for a 6000 square foot building.
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Orland Park Public Library
Jerry Nelson
Welton and Becket, Associates
Orland Administration Building
Park Lane
Marianne Nelson
Library Board
Village Board
Andrew Foundation
Nelson
Orland Park plans commission approves home annexation
Mrs. A R Patrick asks to annex her unincorporated property at 15027 82nd Ave to Orland Park, citing pride and a village address. The commission also tentatively approves road extensions near 159th and Harlem by Catalina Construction to connect Wheeler Drive and 157th Street and two new north south streets east of Harlem.
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A. R. Patrick
Orland Park
159Th Street
Harlem
Ted Voss
Catalina Construction Company
Wheeler Drive
157Th Street
Westhaven voids 1973 land planning pact with Western Land
The Westhaven village board unanimously voided its 1973 agreement with Western Land Planning. They refused a $15,000 payment and rejected several proposed changes including removing the 200 dwelling per year obligation, the six year completion deadline, and permit redesign rights. The board plans further negotiation at a May 6 meeting while debating a forthcoming budget and police costs.
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Westhaven Village
Western Land Planning Company
Western Land
159Th Street
88Th Avenue
Barry Jones
Robert Scott
Westhaven
Kenneth Ringbloom
David C. Juliano
FHA
George Pappas
Plan Commission
Police Department
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Donald O’connor
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Calumet-Sag Canal
star/tribune Today
Chinatown
South Metropolitan Association
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Watson
Mike Downey
Inside Magazine
Dennis Wheeler
Oks
159Th
Bob Miller
Planner
Tom Cullinan
Health Department
Robert Smith
Police and Fire Committee
Jones
Smith
Central Junior High School
Florida
Miami
Walt Disney World
Craig Camp
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