Garbage Survey, Abandoned Home Report Top Village Board Agenda

The Oswego Village Board and Committee of the Whole will begin meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at . Here’s a look at the top five agenda items up for discussion.

Garbage survey

The Committee of the Whole will discuss questions that will be included in an upcoming survey to residents regarding garbage collection in the village. The village’s garbage contract expires in 2012, and prior to signing a new contract board members said they would like to ask residents what “elements would best serve the residents in the future for trash removal and recycling," according to village documents.

Abandoned home report

Village Attorney Tim Hoppa will deliver a report concerning what the village is legally able to do regarding empty or abandoned homes in the village that are creating issues for neighbors. This issue again  after an abandoned home that had been heavily damaged by fire blew debris across parts of the Gates Creek West subdivision.

Police ambulance purchase

The Village Board is expected to vote on a purchase of an ambulance from the . According to village documents the ambulance will be used as a evidence technician and crime scene processing vehicle or a special response team vehicle. The village will buy the ambulance for a price of $1 and an estimate has been obtained to paint the vehicle in a black and white scheme for $1,500.

$1 million for road improvements

The Village Board will also hear news on $1 million Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grant received by the village in 2009 for road repairs. Word never came from the state regarding the grant after a list of road projects were submitted to the state, but with Gov. Pat Quinn’s latest capital bill the money is now available.

Projects that may be completed with these funds include $550,000 for the resurfacing of Wolf Road from Route 71 to Harvey Road and $450,000 to overlay some of the most poorly rated roads in the village.

Sunday Concerts in the Park

Community Relations Manager Michele Bergeron is seeking $1,500 in village funds to host Sunday Concerts in the Park—tentatively set for Aug. 14 and Sept. 18 at Hudson Crossing Park. In a memo to trustees, Bergeron said that this year’s Oswego Country Market has been a “huge success,” and the village could use that success to further promote the downtown.

“After some discussion with Interim Administrator (Dwight) Baird we thought that it would be a great idea to keep people downtown a little bit longer by hosting a few concerts in Hudson Crossing Park,” Bergeron wrote.

The concerts would be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.