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Vol. 34, No. 27
July 3, 2019
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FLIPPING OUT
Manager confirms Greifer submitted resignation June 28 By BOB UPHUES Editor
Brookfield’s community and economic development director, Nicholas Greifer, has resigned and no longer works for the village. Village Manager Timothy Wiberg confirmed Monday that Greifer had submitted his letter of resignation on June 28. That came three days after Wiberg had placed Greifer on paid administrative leave. Greifer attended the village board’s meeting on June 24, giving a report on the progress of amending the maps for the Eight Corners NICHOLAS GREIFER Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District and the proposed Grand Boulevard TIF. The circumstances surrounding Greifer’s departure remain unclear. Wiberg declined to comment further on the move Monday. Reached on his cellphone last week, Greifer declined to talk about the matter and directed inquiries to Wiberg. It remains to be seen whether Greifer and the village will negotiate a separation agreement, which is common when municipal employees are forced out of their positions. The last employee to go on administrative leave prior to departing was Theresa Coady, whose job was eliminated this past spring to make way for Wiberg to hire an assis-
ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer
With a prolonged stretch of temperatures in the 90s last week, kids flocked to the Riverside Swim Club to find some relief – and unleash their inner daredevils as well. For more photos, visit online at www.RBLandmark.com
D96 wants Central/Hauser campus plan D96 seeks recommendations for rear parking/play area By BOB UPHUES Editor
See GREIFER on page 12
As Riverside School District 96 closes in on final plans for improvements to its elementary school buildings, a parallel exercise will begin to develop plans to improve the rear outdoor area of the Central School/ Hauser Junior High campus to better separate parking and play areas and manage internal traffic patterns.
On June 26, the District 96 Board of Education voted unanimously to hire The Lakota Group and Gewalt Hamilton Design to prepare a comprehensive campus plan at Central/Hauser. The three-phase process likely will begin in the fall and take months. It See CAMPUS on page 12
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