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AUGUST 27, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 39
Westmont
Village Board reappoints 6 to planning, zoning commission
CommUnity
Board also votes to extend summer meeting schedule
By CHristine m. FoUsHi FOR THe BUgle The Downers Grove Village Council held the fourth and final long-range planning meeting Aug. 19, and Mayor Martin Tully said this year’s process involved a lot “passionate people exchanging ideas.” During this last meeting, the council checked in on the status of the plans 15 priority projects, which were laid out in July 2013. Village Manager David Fieldman said those projects are in various levels of completion, adding that they are on schedule. Various action items in the plan have been completed in the last year, including updates to the zoning ordinance, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, amending the village’s fowl ordinance, updating the Ogden Avenue sidewalk policy and exploring options for relocation of a methadone clinic
locate din downtown Downers Grove. Commissioner Geoff Neustadt asked whether projects such as leverage membership in the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference and negotiating collective bargaining agreements since they are more in line with the village council’s day-to-day operations. Fieldman said items such as staying involved with the DMMC should stay on the list because the village is positioned to carry out specific projects with the group that could benefit the village and other municipalities. “My concern is if we take it off the list, the involvement would decrease,” Fieldman said. However, Tully and Fieldman agree involvement will dial down, eventually. As a general concept, Fieldman said improvement of resident engagement and communication is an everyday task.
see ‘PLans’ Page 5
By danieL smroKoWsKi For THe BUgle
sweditor@buglenewspapers.com @DownersgrvBugle
The Westmont Village Board approved Mayor Ron Gunter’s reappointment of six current members of the planning and zoning commission during its Aug. 21 meeting. Gunter recommended Steve Fedeczko, R. Roy Fleet, Greg Pill, Ed Richard, Craig Thomas and Wallace Van Buren each be reappointed to the commission for the standard five-year length of the term. Trustee James Addington asked whether the appointments would be staggered since the village code required commissioners’ terms to be on different schedules. Village Attorney John Zemenak said those schedules would depend on when each of the appointees began serving on the commission. “We can go back historically and figure >> see zoning | page 9