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 …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The Orland Park Village Board and Orland School District 135 both met Monday night to swear in winners of the April election. Read our live blog for a transcript from both meetings.
Update, 10:30 p.m., Monday, May 6 The newly sworn-in Orland School District 135 board members selected officers Monday night. Joe LaMargo was voted in as board president, Mike Carroll was selected as vice president and Sandra Kulak was chosen as board secretary. All officers were voted unanimously in favor. LaMargo said the selection process for a seventh board member to fill John Carmody's former seat will begin with applications. Once the applicants are whittled down to five candidates, a public forum will be held where residents will be able to ask questions. The board has 45 days since Carmody's resignation to select a new board member. Return to Patch for thoughts shared from the departing board members. Original post, 4:09 p.m. …
Sunday, April 14, 2013
In the past week, you may have missed stories about lightning causing fires, a tragic end to a young man’s life, another sex crime lawsuit, a drug bust outside a motel, income taxes and others in Orland Park and nearby.
MONDAY Frankfort Doctor Buried in Sex Lawsuits Sued by Another Woman A Frankfort doctor facing felony sex charges and four civil suits was sued a fifth time. Search for Missing College Student Ends in Lake Family never gave up hope for finding Jim Sylvester, 21, aunt says. TUESDAY Orland Park 2013 Spring Election Results The polls are closed, the votes are in and winners have been decided. Find out who won for Orland Park Village, Orland Fire, Orland Library, D135, D230, D146, D140 and Moraine Valley board races. Board Members Clash Over Park School Incident and More (Live Blog) 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. …
Friday, April 12, 2013
James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton were all re-elected to the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees.
The Orland Park Village Board will remain exactly the same as the last two years after Tuesday’s election. As of early Wednesday morning, all 51 precincts showed vote totals that place James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton as the winning candidates for the Orland Park Village Board. “We all care about Orland Park deeply,” Dodge said. “The people of Orland Park said we’re going to put these guys back in office, so I thank them. You’ll see me continue to bang on the drum to open up more channels of communication with our residents.” Fenton said the results are proof that the residents are happy with the current administration. “I appreciate their continued support and confidence in what we’ve done,” she said. “We are concerned about …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The polls are closed, the votes are in and winners have been decided. Find out who won for Orland Park Village, Orland Fire, Orland Library, D135, D230, D146, D140 and Moraine Valley board races.
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Patch's guide to the 2013 local election on Tuesday, April 9, including candidate biographies and issue stances, voting information, polling locations and more.
Election Day is Tuesday, April 9. Election Central Orland Park is your guide to the ballot contests that affect the Orland area. Starting 7 p.m. Tuesday night, return to this post for live updates as polling results are tallied in our live blog. We will then publish a chart of the tentative vote totals from Tuesday's election as soon as enough votes are in. Join us and weigh in on the races. Patch will be out at the polls throughout the day. Check back for our updates: Updated 2:11 p.m. April 9 Turnout for two Orland Park precincts remains low despite polls being open for more than 7 hours. Precincts 10 and 37 are reporting turnout in the double digits for total amount of ballots cast. Combined, the two precincts account for more than 2100…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Four hopefuls running for a seat on the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees share their views on a budget that maintains the village’s qualities, while not overburdening taxpayers.
The following question was asked of all candidates running for the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees. Answers are listed in the order they were received. How do you propose keeping a tighter budget that doesn’t burden taxpayers, while keeping Orland Park accessible, competitive and desirable? John Fotopoulos First, we have to eliminate wasteful spending in the budget. We need a strong police department, public works and recreation programs as well. This is a few of the reasons why we moved to Orland Park. However, I believe the rates residents pay to use the amenities should be reduced and the nonresident rates should be increased. Residents pay the taxes and should be able to afford using the facilities. Brad O’Halloran I think that …
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 28, 2013
The four running for a place on the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees offer their views on how plans should proceed with the Main Street Triangle in our Patch election questionnaire.
The following question was asked of all candidates running for the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees. Answers are listed in the order they were received. Construction has begun on the Main Street Triangle. With units within the Ninety 7 Fifty apartment complex soon to be opened, what else should be built or established within the triangle area to ensure the extensive investment will be worthwhile? John Fotopoulos Let me start by stating I do not support the decision to build almost 300 apartments in the Main Street development. With that said, the remainder of the development should concentrate on attracting high end restaurants and specialty stores to cater to all the residents of Orland Park. Brad O’Halloran Given the walkability of …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Last week, a call went out to Orland Park residents denouncing Moraine Valley board candidate John Schiera for arrests, as well as Brad O’Halloran for endorsing him. Schiera said the call was “unfair” and all charges against him were dropped.
A campaign robo call went out last week detailing the arrest record of Palos Park-based architect John Schiera, who is running for the Moraine Valley Community College Board of Trustees in April, and also targeted Orland Park trustee Brad O’Halloran for endorsing him. The call featured a woman talking who described four misdemeanor arrests, two of which were domestic battery charges, against Schiera. Though according to the Chicago Tribune, all four were dropped when witnesses didn’t show for court hearings. People who received the call said it ends with “paid for by,” but is cut off before a name is said. “The bottom line is you can charge anyone with anything,” Schiera said in response to the robo call. “In each one of those cases, when …
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 ›