Politics & Government

Work on 75th Street Begins

Construction has begun near Village Greens Golf Course to enlarge a retention pond along 75th Street.

Construction to widen and resurface 75th Street will begin in early 2012, according to the DuPage County Highway Department.

To prepare for that project, work has begun near  to expand an existing retention pond and install a main line storm sewer and outfall pipe. 

There will be no detours and all businesses in the area will remain accessible to motorists. There may be some traffic delays associated with the project. 

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Both the  board and the  board approved a resolution for the work in August. 

Doing so allows the county to decrease the size of pipe needed in 75th Street for drainage and reduce standing water at the 10th hole of the golf course.

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The agreement will also allow the park district to pay $10,000 for a $100,000 project, Brandon Evans, golf manager of  said at the park district’s Tuesday meeting.

He said the park district looked into doing similar work to the retention pond five or six years ago.

“This will keep flood waters on #10 down to a minimum,” Evans said. “It’s an ultimate benefit to the course.”

According to an intergovernmental agreement between DuPage County and the village for this project, the village has certain responsibilities including turf restoration, storm water permit review and payment of engineering fees for this project.

The village owns Village Greens. However, the  operates and manages the course. Due to this agreement, the village transfers the $10,000 in cost it will be responsible for to the park district.

That means the $10,000 will come out of the park district’s budget; not the village’s.

“We think it’s a good intergovernmental agreement,” Evans said Tuesday. “We’re the manager of the course. Any expenses paid for permit fees will be paid out of revenues from golf course.”

Park District Board President Fred Hohnke was less optimistic. 

“It’s a way to get $10,000 out of the course,” he said. 

The 2012 construction will affect 75th Street from Woodward Avenue in Woodridge to Lyman Avenue in Darien. Lyman Avenue is the road that separates the complex that houses Walmart and T.G.I. Friday’s from the strip that houses Caribou CoffeeJet Pizza and Smashburger.


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