Monday, May 20, 2013
The Orland Park Village Board will discussed a new pricing plan for the trash hauling contract Monday night. Read our live blog transcript of the meeting.
Update Orland Park is scheduled to make a final vote in June on a new waste hauling contract that could include lower prices for the first two years of service in a proposed 10-year contract. A new pricing plan from Waste Management was presented during Monday night's public works committee meeting that included a starting rate of $18.58 per month for waste and recycling hauling. The village's current rate is $19.40. The pricing plan has the monthly rate going higher than $19.40 in its third year, though the overall changes to prices for Waste Management's new contract over 10 years is $1,821,908 lower than the pricing plan presented in early January, according to village documents. The new waste hauling contract also includes recycling …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Read our live blog transcript to find out the heated exchange between board members following an incident that resulted in two resignations and three firings.
Orland School District 135 board members will be voting on a resolution involving closed session minutes and audio recordings, during Monday night’s regular meeting. In the board’s last meeting before Tuesday’s election, where three incumbents and five challengers are seeking four open seats, current members will also be voting on at-will staff employment and several improvement projects detailed during the March 21 Committee of the Whole meeting. The projects include asphalt paving, carpeting and roofing. The district has declined to offer any further specifics on what will be discussed at future meetings beyond the released agendas. Look at the attached meeting agenda for what else will be discussed. Orland Park Patch’s live blog through…
Monday, April 1, 2013
Orland Park is holding a survey throughout April asking people for feedback on the village website. Read our live blog transcript of Monday night's meeting.
Update Orland Park is looking for feedback on its website. The village will be holding a survey on the website throughout April that is open to the public. Take the survey and tell the village what you think about its online presence. Original Post The Orland Park Village Board of Trustees will discuss adding a performance management program into its internal working to measure and analyze "the results, outcomes, and efficiency of services or programs," according to a village memo. Trustees will go over a program by the International City/County Management Association Center for Performance Measurement The program will cost $5,500 per year, including a one time $4,000 on-site training fee. The performance management program and website …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Read our transcript from Thursday night’s Orland School District 135 Board of Education meeting.
Update Orland School District 135 board members unanimously voted in favor of two promotions for current staff members. Dave Snyder, who has served as Liberty School's principal since Jan. 2011, was appointed to assistant director of curriculum. Snyder has worked within the district since 2007 and started in education in 1999. Beth Hayden was appointed to assistant principal of Century Junior High. She previously worked as a 6th grade language arts teacher. During the committee portion of Thursday night's meeting, the district's technology update plan was shown. Each school will get 35 new computers during the current fiscal year, which ends in June. Then another 35 computers will be purchased next fiscal year, followed by another 50 …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Orland Park trustees also discussed adding space for two new houses in the Old Orland area and a new Thai restaurant at Wolf Road and 159th Street. Read our live blog transcript for a recap of the meeting.
Update, 10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 Orland Park trustees voted in favor of an increase in water rates Monday night, to defray rising costs from Chicago and Oak Lawn and to maintain Orland's local infrastructure. Rates for properties using 9,000 gallons per month or less will be $4.65 per 1,000 gallons, between 9,000 and 18,000 gallons costs $5.62 and greater than 18,000 gallons costs $6.59. The new rates begin immediately and will include water use back to Jan. 1. The increase is expected to cost an average Orland Park household an additional $64.26 per year. Reasons behind the increase were discussed at the Jan. 7 meeting. No further discussion took place on the rates Monday night. View attached documents for rates for unincorporated …
Monday, January 14, 2013
The Orland School District 135 board also approved graduation dates for the junior highs. Read our live blog transcript from Monday night's meeting.
Update The Orland School District 135 Board of Education voted in favor of Dr. Janet Stutz becoming the next superintendent, with no votes against. Board member Ann Gentile did not attend the meeting due to a family medical issue. Stutz begins on July 1, 2013, and will be earning an annual salary of $175,000. "I am thrilled to be here and I look forward to collaborating with the schools and community as we have celebrations and face challenges," Stutz said. "The transition for me begins tomorrow as a sign goes up in my front yard reading for sale. My husband and I look forward to moving closer to the community here for the next phase in our lives." Stutz tearfully thanked her husband Kevin for supporting her. Board members thanked current…
Monday, January 7, 2013
Orland Park trustees discussed raising rates by about $64 a year for average water use to account for increases handed down from Chicago and Oak Lawn. Read our live blog transcript from Monday night's meeting.
Update Orland Park property owners will likely see an increase in water costs in 2013, and again during the next two subsequent years. The full village board will be voting at the Jan. 21 meeting to raising water rates by about 50 to 60 cents per 1,000 gallons, after the finance committee discussed the rates Monday night and approved sending it to the full board for a vote. Rates for properties using 9,000 gallons per month or less will be $4.65, between 9,000 and 18,000 gallons costs $5.62 per 1,000 gallons and greater than 18,000 gallons costs $6.59. Look at the attached document for prices for unincorporated properties, which are higher. Village Manager Paul Grimes said even with the increase, water rates are still lower in Orland Park…
Monday, November 19, 2012
A new bike path connecting trails on Wolf Road and 108th Avenue also was discussed Monday night, as were plans for a new McDonald's on 179th Street near Wolf Road. Read the full meeting transcript.
Update: 11:45 p.m., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 Orland Park trustees heard the results of two recent sales of bonds taken out by the village, including one set issued to cover costs for the Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park Full details of the bond sale are available in the attached village board meeting packet. Original Post: 5:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 Orland Park trustees will vote on a plan for landscaping around the Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park apartment complex, now under construction within the Main Street Triangle. Units are now available for rent and are expected to open for occupancy in March. The public works, public safety and development services committees also meet this evening. Look at the media packets for each of the committee …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
South suburban Patch editors published updates and photos from their communities throughout the day Tuesday. Read the transcript to see what went down at polling precincts across the Southland.
Editor's Note: The following is the live blog that ran Tuesday, Nov. 6. You can read the transcript for a look at the updates and photos from Patch editors. Beginning at 10 a.m., Patch will be live-blogging what's happening as voters cast their ballots in the south suburbs, from precincts to parties. At Patch, Election Day isn't just about waiting for results to roll in. Your local editors will be updating this blog throughout the day, posting photos and stories from Southland polling places. Of course, when the polls close at 7 p.m., editors will be monitoring the vote tallies for all the races that matter most to you. The live-blog is also where you can share your thoughts and experiences on Election Day. Tell us what voter turnout is …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Orland School District 135 will ask for a slightly higher figure than in 2011 to offset costs built into to the latest teacher contract, which is tied to a figure that caps what school districts can request in tax money. Read our meeting transcript.
Update, 11:35 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 Orland School District 135 will be asking for more money from property owners for the next fiscal year, in order to cover costs associated with the latest teachers' contract. The district will be asking for a three percent higher tax levy, which equates to about $1.9 million. The levy is equal to the Consumer Price Index, which in turn is the cap of how much school districts can additionally request in a tax levy per year. The most recent teachers' contract for D135 has salary increases tied to CPI, which is the main need for the levy, said D135 Asst. Supr. for Business Services John Reiniche, during Monday night's Committee of the Whole meeting. "The whole design of the contract was how do we …
chris
9:10 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Waste Management still is run by incompetents... I'm unincorporated and pay my own bill. Look closely at your service bill and see the additional charges they tack on for paying via any other source than direct withdrawal from your checking account. My bank can process payment regularly just as effectively - without any additional efforts on WM's part and without my giving them access to my … more ›