Tinley Park approves flood plain ordinance to curb development
Tinley Park trustees pass a flood plain ordinance to restrict building in mapped flood areas using 1957 reference data. The measure supports future flood retention lakes, with estimated costs of about two million dollars and potential funding via federal aid or local assessments.
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Robert VanTreek
Tinley Park
Vern Braselton
Braselton
Edwin Richardson
Richardson
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Montecki
Public Hearing Grows Turbulent At Tinley Park Center
A third and final Illinois Commission on Mental Health hearing into Tinley Park center allegations drew a large audience and repeated interruptions. Three black security officers accused white staff of discrimination while denying charges. tensions rose as accusations and rebuttals pointed to internal conflicts and records disputes.
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Tinley Park
Illinois Commission On Mental Health and
Saperstein
Edward Copeland
Sen. Saperstein
Calvin Minor
Clarence Echols
Will Austin
Minor
Austin
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Richards
Carlos Richards
Tinley Park approves Sandalwood escrow compromise
Tinley Park trustees reach a compromise on the 50 acre Sandalwood industrial park at 175th and Harlem. Developers must place 125 percent escrow totaling 535 558 dollars, with storm sewer work due by April 1 otherwise the agreement fails. Trustee Landau and Rea vote no. others in favor. The meeting also covers municipal building remodeling, SIDS week, and civil defense siren bids funded partly by a federal grant.
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Tinley Park Board of Trustees
Sandalwood
175Th Street
Harlem Avenue
Landau
Patrick Rea
Robert Curtis
John Dunn
SIDS
Rea
District 140 School Site On Kirby Transfer Nearing Final
Tinley Park trustees report the Kirby School District 140 site lies west of 80th avenue and 171st street. Engineers say soil borings are acceptable and a final agreement should come within one or two weeks. The board plans to announce via the Tinley Park village board and weighs state engineers' approval before building plans. They also discuss summer school plans and opposing Illinois House Bill 145 changing real property valuation.
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Kirby
Tinley Park
Robert Mason
80Th Avenue
171St Street
Vern Braselton
Walker
Allied Presley Homes
Thomas Maras
Allied
State of Illinois
PTA
John Barnes
Wayne Rath
Illinois House of Representative
Interim report on Tinley Park Mental Health Center submitted
Gov. Dan Walker receives an interim investigation report from Al Ronan of the Illinois Department of Mental Health. The document cites security force reforms and reassessment of restraint use, with policy changes and recommendations already underway.
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Dan Walker
Tinley Park Mental Health Center
al Ronan
Illinois Department of Mental Health
LeRoy Levitt
Ronan
Helicopter Patrols Tighten Speed Enforcement
Police aircraft hover over expressways in ongoing aerial surveillance to detect speeding drivers, aiming to curb reckless driving and improve road safety as reported on page 20 of the Star-Tribune Today.
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Board of Trustees
Carl Montecki
Northeast Illinois Planning Commission
Brementowne
Parkside
Echols
Harold Piepenbrink
Piepenbrink
Mental Health Department
Lions Club
Tinley Park High School
Susan Greenwood
Merle Landau
Sen
Esther Saperstein
the Star-Tribune Today
Moraine Valley Community College
Speeders
Sybil Leek
Bee Eee
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