Winfield Word - Village of Winfield

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Inside
Calendar
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Volunteer Spotlight
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Resident Information
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Things to Know
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Citizen Feedback, Contacts
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Letter from Deborah Birutis, Village President
Winfield Good Old Days is
just around the corner!
September 6 - 9
See page 3 for details!
Calendar
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Riverwalk Committee
1st & 3rd Monday
Plan Commission
1st Wednesday
Village Board
1st & 3rd Thursday
Environmental Concerns
2nd Tuesday
Traffic & Transportation
2nd Wednesday (quarterly)
Administration & Finance
Coffee with the President
2nd Saturday
Communication & Technology
2nd Wednesday
Bikeways Planning Group
4th Monday
Police Pension Board
4th Monday (quarterly)
Economic Development
4th Tuesday
Stormwater Management
Public Works
4th Wednesday
All meetings are held at Village Hall.
Please visit our website for times and agendas.
July storm clean-up see page 3.
VILLAGE OF WINFIELD
Did You Know?
Parents who allow underage drinking in
their home while they are present can be
charged with a misdemeanor, punishable
with a fine up to $2,500 and possible jail
time.
Parents can also be named in a civil suit
if the child is involved in a car crash that
injures another person and providing alcohol to a minor is illegal and punishable up
to $2,500 fine and possible prison time.
Police Study
REM, the police consultants hired by the
Village, have provided their options on
Winfield's police operations to the Village. The study is available on the Village
website at www.villageofwinfield.com.
REM presented their findings at a Town
Hall meeting held August 8. The video is
available on the website and will be replayed regularly on Comcast Channel 10.
The Village Board will discuss options at
upcoming board meetings.
Development
Airhart Construction is starting on their
last home on Kelly Court, though the
builder has single family homes still available at Fisher Farms in Winfield off of
St. Charles Road.
K. Hovnanian Homes is ready to proceed
with development of a new subdivision,
Silverwood Glen, situated on 29 acres
along County Farm Road. The proposed
development will feature 46 single family
homes with 11.8 acres of paths and preserved wetlands. K. Hovnanian has
worked with Winfield officials to make
room for the relocation of the fire station
from the Town Center. Silverwood Glen
will provide approximately $500,000 dollars annually in property taxes to our
schools, fire district, library, parks and the
Village. Relocating the fire station from
downtown will also open up prime real
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estate in the heart of
downtown for commercial redevelopment!
More information is
available on this exciting development on our
Village website under
the August 2nd Village Board meeting
and packet.
M & I Homes is immediately beginning
seven new homes in the Garfield Court
subdivision along Roosevelt Road. Townhomes are also available from M & I
Homes at Shelburne Crossing off
Highlake Road.
New Business
It's been about a year since I updated you
on Winfield's new businesses. In 2012, we
have welcomed or will be welcoming
soon the following new establishments:
Sonsri Thai Cuisine - 27W460 Chicago
Avenue (south of train station)
This and That Resale - 27W219 Geneva
Road
Vanilla Sugar Bakery- Opening soon in
Town Center
Maciano’s Pizza - Opening this fall next
to CVS on Geneva
Safari Childcare- Opening this school
year next to CVS on Geneva
Please remember to shop locally and keep
your retail sale tax dollars right here in
Winfield.
Positive Quote of the Month
The truth of the matter is that you always
know the right thing to do.
The hard part is doing it.
-Norman Schwarzkopf
Deborah Birutis
Winfield Village President
630-933-7150
www.villageofwinfield.com
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Volunteer Spotlight
The “Volunteer Spotlight” highlights the
many contributions of Winfield residents
that donate their time and talent to
improve the community through service on
Village Boards and Commissions.
Dennis Clark has lived in the Winfield area
since 1988, moving here with his wife and
daughter being drawn to the “open space,
rural atmosphere, better home values, and
better people.” His view of the Village
hasn’t changed much since then, “Winfield
is still a great place to live.”
Dennis owns and
manages Clark
Property Consultants, Inc. This is a
firm that specializes in real estate,
property due
diligence and
construction monitoring for national and
regional banks and insurance companies.
He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in
civil engineering, a master’s of business
administration, and a managing broker’s
real estate license. Currently he is working
on a Project Manager Professional Certification.
With a background in engineering, real
estate and the construction industry,
Dennis started volunteering for a number
of organizations within DuPage County.
In 2005 he was appointed to the Village’s
Plan Commission. “Since I had a background in zoning and planning, it seemed
like a good place to serve,” said Dennis, “I
enjoy volunteering, and the issues we deal
with are important to a lot of people.” Today, he is the longest-serving member on
the Plan Commission.
Dennis says that the typical responsibilities
of a Plan Commission member involve the
research and discussion of issues related to
development in Winfield. According to
Dennis, this can include, researching municipal codes, listening to resident concerns, visiting sites, and reviewing proposals. “The issues are often complex, which
sparks my interest” says Dennis.
Dennis likes the way the Plan Commission
members get along with each other. “It’s a
group of professionals that have respect for
each other. Even though we might disagree
on an issue, we can work through our differences and reach a solution that makes sense
to everyone.”
When he isn’t at work or volunteering, Dennis enjoys the outdoors. He holds Advanced
Ocean Skipper and Offshore Sailing Certificates, Woodland Steward and Naturalist
Certifications from the Morton Arboretum,
and Beekeeping and Horsemanship Certificates from the Forest Preserve District. He
is also President of the West-Win Homeowners Association, a board member on the
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, a
Director of the Illinois Prairie Path, and he
supports the Conservation Foundation.
To learn more about serving on Village
Boards and Commissions, please click on
the Volunteer Opportunities tab on the Village website at www.villageofwinfield.com.
Resident Information
Village Leases Right-of -Way to
AboveNet Communications
Wondering about all the work that being
done along Winfield Road?
Cadence Health has contracted with
AboveNet Communications to provide
an alternate method to retrieve records in
the event their primary method fails.
AboveNet is installing fiber optic cable
by boring under Village right-of-way
along Winfield Road to Geneva Road,
and along the north side of Highlake
Road. Since Village right-of-way is
being used, the Village has negotiated a
monthly lease of
almost $2,900 per
month. The term for
the lease of the
right-of-way is 20
years.
VILLAGE OF WINFIELD
Back-to-School Safety
With the start of the school year just about
here, we remind parents and drivers to do
their part to keep kids safe as they walk to
school.
Parents should take the time to talk about
safety with children before they head back
to school, walk the route to school with their
child before the start of the year to assess
hazards, and select the course with the least
number of traffic crossings.
*Kids should not wear headphones or ear
buds when walking to school,
*Kids (and adults!) should never cross railroad tracks except at approved crossings
and never when gates are
down.
Reminders for drivers:
*Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods and school zones,
*Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs,
*Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly
Reminders for kids:
and carefully,
*Kids should not cross the street alone until *Watch for children on and near the road in
they are at least 10 years old,
the morning and after school hours,
*Cross the street at corners, using traffic
*Reduce any distractions inside your car so
signals and crosswalks,
you can concentrate on the road and your
*Kids should never run out into the streets
surroundings,
or cross between parked cars,
*Don’t talk or text while driving – it’s
*Make sure kids always walk in front of the illegal in school zones!
bus where the driver can see them,
*Kids are unpredictable, plan on the unexpected!
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Safety First!
Police Fight Drunk Driving
Good Old Days
The Village belongs
to the Illinois Risk
Management
Agency (IRMA),
which is a risk pool providing economical
liability insurance for smaller governments. IRMA audits members every three
years to evaluate safety practices and policies. This year the Village of Winfield improved its score from the 78th to 88th percentile, earning IRMA accreditation status
only achieved by a select group of the 70+
governments in the pool.
Four Winfield police
officers were honored at the
July 18th Village Board
meeting for their outstanding efforts in the fight
against drunk driving.
2012 Winfield Good Old Days is Winfield’s
annual family-friendly festival that will feel
like a trip back to simpler times with family,
friends, and good old fashioned fun. Good
Old Days features live entertainment, a carnival, food, fun activities and a parade on
Sunday. This year’s event is being coordinated through the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with
Winfield Lions Club, Knights of Columbus,
Winfield Junior Woman’s Club, Winfield
Historical Society, WEMA, Winfield
United, Winfield Park District and Cadence
Health.
Have a safe
and enjoyable
Labor Day!
Officers Mike DeWitt, Joseph Gaske,
Matthew Goeb, and Gerald McIntyre were
recognized for receiving Certificates of
Appreciation from the Alliance Against
Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) for their
commendable efforts to enforce DUI laws.
AAIM is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1982 to prevent
deaths and injuries caused by intoxicated
or distracted motorists.
In addition to his AAIM honor, Officer
Goeb also received an Achievement Award
from the Illinois Department of Transportation in recognition of his efforts contributing to highway traffic safety, as evidenced by his 100th DUI arrest.
Winfield Good Old Days runs Thursday,
September 6th through Sunday, September
9th and is held in downtown Winfield at
Church and Beecher Streets. For details and
daily event information, please visit:
www.winfieldgoodolddays.com
OR
www.facebook.com/
Things to Know
Storm Clean Up Efforts
The Village would like to thank our Public
Works Department, DuPage County Public
Works Department, and Winfield Park District for their help with storm debris removal following the July 1st storm that
pummeled Winfield and several surrounding communities. This joint effort made the
massive clean-up operation possible!
Village Saves with Energy
Aggregation and You Can Too!
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At the February 16th
Board meeting, the
Village Board approved a contract
with Energy Choices
of Highland Park
that will generate a savings on electricity
costs of approximately $90,000 over the
next 3 years for the Village. This action
follows energy deregulation and changes in
state law initiated in 2009 with amendments to the Illinois Power Act approved
by the Illinois Legislature.
Don’t miss important announcements from
the Village available through our e-mail notification system.
Residents and local businesses can opt-in
to enjoy similar savings on electric bills by
simply visiting www.cleanaircounts.org to
sign up. Residents should have their latest
ComEd bill available when visiting the
website. This energy savings program
sponsored by the Metropolitan Mayors
Caucus has saved people millions of dollars off the regular ComEd rate, and the
Village encourages residents and small
businesses to consider this cost-saving
energy option.
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The Village uses this system to send important Village notices, press releases, and emergency information announcements to residents who register their e-mail address with
the Village.
To sign up, please visit the Village’s website
at www.villageofwinfield.com, and click on
the button entitled “Email News Sign-up,”
located at the bottom of the
left-hand column.
The e-blast messages will be sent to the
e-mail address of your choice so you can be
notified at your home computer, work location or smart-phone.
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Communication
Citizen Feedback
The purpose of this section is to provide a way for you to communicate with the Village Board. We hope you will take the time to jot
down any questions, comments, suggestions, or opinions regarding the Village. Your comments are appreciated. Mail your responses
to the Village of Winfield, 27W465 Jewell Road, Winfield, IL 60190 or drop it off in the Village collection box located behind the
Village Hall. You may also email us at info@villageofwinfield.com. As a citizen, I would like to offer my opinion that:
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Coffee with the Village President
The Winfield Word is published by the
Village of Winfield to keep our residents
informed about Village services and
events.
Village Board meetings and community
bulletin information are broadcast on
Comcast Channel 10.
Contact Information
President Birutis will host Coffee with the
Village President on the second Saturday
of each month from 9:00 - 10:00 AM at the
Village Hall. This will give residents an
opportunity to meet with the President and
share their thoughts in an informal setting.
Main Number…….. …… (630) 933-7100
(TDD) ……….................. (630) 933-7155
Emergency ……………... 911
Non-emergency Police…. (630) 933-7160
Report Power Outages….. (800) 334-7661
Water & Sewer Problems.. (630) 933-7100
Communicating with our residents is so
important to the success of the Village! We
hope to see you there!
Village Hall
The entire Village meeting calendar and
Village Board agenda documents are
available at www.villageofwinfield.com.
27W465 Jewell Road
Winfield, IL 60190
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30
Thursday - 8:00 - 5:30 Front Desk Only
Elected Officials
President, Deborah Birutis
(630) 933-7150
dbirutis@villageofwinfield.com
1S093 Normandy Woods
Trustee, Tim Allen
(630) 344-9354
tallen@villageofwinfield.com
27W174 Birch Street
Trustee, John J. Bajor
(630) 339-6344
bajorj@villageofwinfield.com
0S670 Oak Lane
Trustee, James Hughes
(630) 474-4127
jhughes@villageofwinfield.com
0N057 Preserve Court
Trustee, Jay Olson
(630) 536-6807
jayolson@villageofwinfield.com
26W475 Churchill Road
Trustee, Tony Reyes
(630) 933-7100
treyes@villageofwinfield.com
0S303 Summit
Trustee, Erik Spande
(630) 933-7100
espande@villageofwinfield.com
0S021 Robbins Street
Clerk, Anne Mareachen
(630) 933-7100
amareachen@villageofwinfield.com
27W126 Sycamore Lane
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