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JULY 9, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 32
DoWners grove
Village expected to award $1.8 million resurfacing contract
Central Blacktop Company submitted lowest bid By JonatHan saMPles
By JonatHan saMPles STAFF REPORTER Summer means fun, food and friends, and there’s no better place to combine the three than a summer festival. The 18th annual Taste of Westmont runs Thursday through Sunday along Cass Avenue between Norfolk Street and Burlington Avenue in downtown Westmont, and this year promises to bigger and better than ever. The Westmont Special Events Corporation is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014 and 10 years as the host of the Taste of Westmont. “We have a lot of great activities planned for this year, some of the past years’ favorites in our Youth Stage area like our battle of the bands, face painting, karate demos and fortune teller,” said Kristine Turano, WSEC office manager. “But this year, we are also adding a visit from the Northern Illinois Raptor Center that will be bringing live owls and other raptors to the event.”
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TaSTe oF WeSTMonT Thursday, July 10 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 11 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12 noon to 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13 noon to 8 p.m.
>> The 2013 Taste of Westmont attracted more than 30,000 visitors. ( Photos Courtesy of Glen R. Liljeberg | Westmont Rotary Club)
The Downers Grove Village Council is expected to award Central Blacktop Company a $1.8 million road resurfacing contract Tuesday. Public works director Nan Newlon discussed phase two of the 2014 resurfacing project, which is a component of the 2014 Roadway Maintenance Program, during the July 1 village council meeting and recommended awarding the contract to the LaGrange-based contractor. Central Blacktop submitted a bid of $1,812,412.80, which the lowest of bid of four contractors. Central Blacktop was previously awarded the contract for the first phase of the annual resurfacing project earlier this spring, and successfully completed the both phases of the 2013 resurfacing project. The contract, expected to be approved during Tuesday’s village council meeting, includes resurfacing selected streets with a new layer of asphalt, as well as removing and repairing defective sections of pavement, >> see resurfaCINg | page 7