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Clerk Dorothy Robinson resignsRichton Park Village President Murell Reeves began Monday night’s regular meeting of the village board of trustees by reading a letter of resignation from Village Clerk Dorothy Robinson effective March 1. The board moved to accept Mrs. Robinson’s resignation with great regret.With the acceptance of the resignation, trustees discussed the status of the deputy village clerk, Karen Crotty, with Village Attorney Leland Rayson.(Continued from Paye 1) large the water retention basin should be.The park district wanted the pond enlarged farther to the east, towards Cull’s nursery.VILLAGE TRUSTEES balked at this plan unless the park district agreed to underwrite the additional estimated cost of $37,000 to $61,000 for excavating and hauling an extra 8,000 cubic yards of dirt. Park district officials reportedly voted not to accept the added expense.The present contract also calls for replacement of trees removedIn other business, Trustee John Hendrickson, chairman of the public works committee, said that Centel cable television may begin laying underground cables in the village April 1.Hendrickson also proposed that a low bid of $5,000 for preliminary televisionDist. 162 eliminates ___•!*» _ 1 * IRayson said that Mrs. Crotty’s status remained valid since she was sworn in as deputy clerk by Mrs. Robinson when she was village clerk.Rayson added that the board had not declared the office of clerk vacant, that it was too late to consider electing a village clerk in the April 12 election and the board could not legally appoint a village clerk until after May 1.REEVES, VILLAGE Manager A Douglas Fenske and Trustee Frank An-inspection of a portion of the sewer lines in the Graymoor subdivision be accepted. The board approved.WORK WILL also start soon on the addition to the police building. Last month, the board approved a low bid of $169,984 submitted by KGA Construction company of Worth, 111. Monday, trustees voted to ammend the bid to include reshingling of the existing roof of the police building and add outdoor lighting to the new addition. This willNew children's librarian named in MattesonMatteson public library officials announced the appointment of Dinah Malloy as the new children’s librarianMrs. Malloy has experience as an elementary school teacher in area schools and as “story lady” for the Park Forest South library. A Matteson resident, Mrs. Malloy has three childrennerino also had questions concerning Mrs. Crotty’s status in regard to assuming the functions of the village clerk in the upcoming election.Rayson said he would work with Mrs. Crotty in meeting all election requirements, and added that she was legally empowered to mail absentee ballots as well as fulfill other tasks usually performed by the village clerk.Reeves requested that anyone interested in filling the position of village clerk contact Fenske at 481-8950 andbring the total construction cost to $170,484On the recommendation of Trustee Terry Parenti, chairman of the police committee, the board also authorized Gene Tullos, building commissioner, to act as project supervisor during construction.Parenti explained that he would feel more confident if Tullos checked the work as it progresses, ^s he is very familiar with all building codes and other particulars. Since this extra assignment is beyond the scope of his regular job, Tullos will be paid $500In answer to this arrangement, Trustee Henry Flock made a motion, which was approved, to request the village’s engineering consultants on the project, White and Company, to reduce their consulting-supervisory fee by $500 and the sum be used to reimburse Tullos.DURING THE board’s previous meeting, White and Company came under criticism for its construction estimate, which proved to be substantially less than the lowest bid.submit a resume.Reeves also responded to a letter from Robert Van Dyke, director of the South Metropolitan Association for Low-Incidence Handicapped (SMA), which took exception to remarks made by Reeves at last week’s board meeting.Van Dyke said that “he (Reeves) must not be very interested in community input.” Reeves took great exception to this remark, noting that if he did not have “community input at heart” he would not have personally seen to it that flyers were distributed to residents to inform them of meetings concerning the SMA’s plans for Richton Square school.IN OTHER business, Rayson requested that action on two ordinances concerning revision of the planned unit development (PUD) for Cedar Ridge and Richton Square apartment complexes be postponed.Both ordinances, scheduled for second reading and passage, concerneed installation and use of Unlimited Communications services Rayson explained that an agreement between the firm and village has not yet been approved. He added that the attorney representing the firm in negotiations with the village had been dismissed and the possibility of litigation being brought against the village existed.However, he continued, he is currently working with the firm's attorney’s in Seattle, where the company is based, and the matter will eventually be worked out.He concluded that he would discuss the situation in greater detail with An-nerino, chairman of the village CATV commission, and with commissioners at their next meetingFire protection pact approved
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Matteson Richton Park Star
Matteson, Illinois, US
Thu, Mar 03, 1983
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