Friday, October 19, 2012
Vote passed 5-1 in Tuesday night village board meeting.
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) may have struck Oswego's ash trees, but the village is already planning on how to make the parkways once more "aesthetically pleasing." The Village Board voted 5-1 in favor of purchasing 500 new trees at a cost of $102,300 from the Fields of Caton Farm Inc., located in Crest Hill. Village president Brian LeClercq suggested that half of the cost come from the village’s recycling fund, for which he thinks the tree replacement program is “the perfect program to use those funds,” for the current fiscal year. The village accepted the bid by Fields of Caton Farm, whose trees will be a minimum of 2.5” in diameter and come with a two-year warranty. Jerry Weaver, director of public works, said they have been taking …
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
The village continues to remove trees infected by the emerald ash borer.
For the last year, the village of Oswego has battled the emerald ash borer. The fight continues. Mark Runyon, assistant director of Public Works, addressed this issue at a village meeting with the Confederation of Homeowners Associations Monday night, saying the village steadily is working through the worst hit areas removing infected ash trees. “We’ll be working through the winter into 2013,” he said, adding the village would re-evaluate its contracts in 2013. Currently the village has separate contracts for stump removal and a contract for tree planting. Almost 1,000 trees have been cut down already this year. “It’s in all of the subdivisions,” Runyon said, although the hardest hit areas are Brookside, Lakeview, New Windcrest and …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
There may be some new things appearing in Oswego over the next couple months.
Village officials discussed several issues that will affect many residents over the next few months at Tuesday night's Committee of the Whole and village board meetings. Route 34 Multi-Use Bike Path The benefits of having a proposed path alongside Route 34 from Route 47 to Station Drive prompted questions from several board members on what role the Oswego Park District would play in its construction and upkeep. Village Administrator Steve Jones said the estimate cost would be around $17,000, but that the park district wants to add an additional two inches of stone base, for a total of eight inches, which would raise the cost to around $20,000, but supposedly would foster a longer life. Funding was an area of concern, as board members …
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Angie Moreland
10:29 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Carol, Unfortunately, the only trees you mention that might be used would be the Maples (minus the Japanese), gingko, and hackberry. The others are shrubs that aren't used for parkways, or trees that drop fruit that is considered a nuisance. more ›