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Testing Cruise Nights 2012! Cruise nights will begin on June 12th and continue on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays throughout the summer with August 28th being the final event. If you would like to show off your "ride," feel free to join us in the lot at Thomas and Madison at 6:00 pm. Please call 708-615-6203 with any questions. Do you want to become a sponsor? Please click here for sponsorshiop information. _____________________________________________________________ Residential Aggregation Program: Saving you $ on electricity! Thanks to the overwhelming support of the voters of Forest Park, we will begin the process of securing the best possible pricing for your electric supply. Two public hearings will be held to review the plan of action which can be viewed below. The first public hearing will be held in the Village's Council Chambers at 6:45 on Monday April 9th and the second one will be held at 6:45 on Monday April 23rd. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please call Village Administrator Tim Gillian at 708-615-6201. Please click here to reveiw the plan. _____________________________________________________________ 2012 Forest Park Property Management Training Workshop- Saturday, April 14th, 9am - 5pm at Forest Park Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue. Topics include: Marketing your apartment vacancies, Crime Free Multi-Housing Program, evictions and property tax appeals, preventative maintenance and energy saving tips, Fair Housing and much more. If you are a residential property owner or manager in Forest Park, please register to attend this important seminar sponsored by the Village of Forest Park, the Forest Park Police Department, the Community Investment Corporation, and the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. You can register online at 2012 Forest Park Property management training Workshop. Cost is $40 p.p.
____________________________________________________ ATTENTION ALL SENIOR CITIZENS! Senior Dance! Senior Day at the Zoo! FREE EVENT _____________________________________________________________ TURN YOUR PRIVACY FEARS INTO CONFETTI AT FOREST PARK NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. SHREDDING EVENT On Saturday, May 5, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Forest Park National Bank & Trust Co. is sponsoring a FREE sensitive document shredding event in its Madison Street parking lot. Roy Strom Shredding Solutions Services personnel will shred your sensitive documents with a truck-mounted industrial shredder while you watch. Forest Park Police Department officers and Forest Park National Bank & Trust Co. personnel will be at the event to discuss identity security issues including ways to protect your identity and what to do if you become a victim of identity theft or other financial scams. Begin purging your files now of sensitive documents you no longer need and have them ready for shredding on May 5. You may bring up to two 12" X 12" X 18" boxes of documents to be shred at no charge. You don't have to remove staples from documents to be shredded, but you will have to remove documents from notebooks or binders with metal fasteners. If you have questions about this event, please call Cathy Pruger (708) 222-2834 or Don Offermann at (708) 222-2836._____________________________________________________________ Keep your Home, Illinois! Attend Governor Pat Quinn's FREE Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network workshop being held this Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Morton West High School - 2400 Home Avenue, Berwyn. Click here for a copy of the flyer or visit www.keepyourhomeillinois.org for more information. _____________________________________________________________ Getting Started with Pace Pace Suburban Bus is the premier public transportation provider of northeastern Illinois that safely and efficiently moves people to and from work, school and other regional destinations. Pace serves tens of thousands of daily riders with a “family of services” including over two hundred fixed bus routes, Dial-a-Ride and Call-n-Ride programs, ADA Paratransit service, Vanpools, Community Vehicles and Advantage Vans. Pace service is available in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Pace Community Relations Representatives provide outreach to businesses and communities on Pace services, programs and initiatives. In addition to serving as a resource to respond to questions and other needs of businesses, units of government, and non-profit organizations, they can provide assistance in a number of ways, including:
Community Relations Representatives are assigned a regional territory to provide the most specialized service and are available to meet and discuss how Pace can support your transportation needs. Please feel free to call or e-mail the representative below to get started with Pace. Al Cacciottolo _____________________________________________________________ Village secures solar LED Stop Signs March 6, 2012 - For the past year, Forest Park has been working hard to educate and promote healthy living initiatives through its Live Healthy Forest Park! Campaign sponsored by the Cook County Model Communities Grant. The village recently purchased and installed solar powered LED stop signs in two pedestrian heavy areas: Beloit and Harrison by the entrance to the Park District of Forest Park and Thomas and Jackson by Garfield School. Both locations were identified by the Traffic and Safety Commission who worked with Commissioner Mannix in selecting areas that had more than the average amount of combined motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The four signs (two per location) cost $3,400.00 in total and was 100% supported by the Model Communities Grant. One particular initiative of Live Healthy Forest Park! is to encourage residents to leave their motorized transportation at home and walk or bike to destinations throughout town. To that end the Village recently adopted a complete streets plan and a non-motorized transportation plan, (aka, bike plan) to make it safer for walking and biking enthusiasts to get around. With these plans in place, more is being done to protect pedestrian and cycling traffic. Last year the Village budgeted for and invested in solar pedestrian stop signs along the Madison Street business district. The Traffic and Safety Commission will continue to work in identifying additional areas in need of such technology so costs can be considered for inclusion in the upcoming budget for FY 2013. ____________________________________________________ Public Input for Army Property Redevelopment Study A website has been created and will be up and running for the duration of the planning study. Background information about the study, the site, and relevant facts and details are included, along with opportunities for public input to be shared with the planning team. A link to the website can be found on the Village’s website or by using the following link: http://www.landvision.com/forestpark/armygrant/ _____________________________________________________________ Electronics recycling no longer a choice – it’s the law! According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency electronic waste is the fastest-growing segment of the nation's garbage. Electronic items such as computer monitors and televisions contain toxic materials such as lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, nickel, and zinc. When electronics containing these materials are not recycled or are disposed of improperly, these hazardous materials can contaminate ground water and present other environmental problems. The Village of Forest Park wants its residents to be aware of a new State of Illinois electronic waste landfill ban which goes into effect January 1, 2012. Under this state law, waste haulers are not allowed to collect and dispose of electronics as waste. Items banned from the landfill include: televisions, monitors, computers, printers, game consoles, electronic keyboards, scanners, fax machines, VCRs, DVD players and recorders, digital convertor boxes, and many other small electronic devices. A representative from Allied Waste, hauler for the Village of Forest Park stated, ”beginning January 1, 2012, our contractor will no longer collect electronics placed in its dumpsters or carts. These items must be recycled by a registered collector, recycler or manufacturer. If included in a residential garbage receptacle, it will be left behind.” For several months now Forest Park has been promoting its electronics recycling site where residents can drop off unwanted electronics, free of charge. The E-waste drop off site is located at the Forest Park Public Works Building, 7343 W. 15th Street (15th and Hannah) and accepts items from 7:00 a.m. until 3 p.m. weekdays. Electronics Recycling in Forest Park: The Village has partnered with Vintage Tech Recyclers and the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency and effective immediately, you may dispose of your unwanted electronics such as televisions, copiers, monitors, laptops, printers, etc., at the Forest Park Public Works building located at 7343 W. 15th Street between the hours of 7am and 3pm, Monday through Friday. Click here to view acceptable items - Click here to view unacceptable items. _____________________________________________________________ Youth Recreation Night every Wednesday at the Howard Mohr Community Center from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. – Video games, Board Games, Music, Basketball, Noc Hockey and lots more. Cost is $1.00 per child or one can of food to support the Food Pantry. All Grammar School Students welcome. _____________________________________________________________ Dodgeball every Tuesday Night from 6:30 to 8:00 PM – students 2nd grade through 6th grade are welcome. Cost is $2.00 per student. _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT! Want to stay up-to-date on new events or important meetings? Please log on to www.forestpark.net and join our e-newsletter on the homepage. It’s a really great way to learn about new events and breaking news and the only way we can connect to you in the quickest possible way! _____________________________________________________________ Open to the public - Free Mulch! Take as much as you want. Please stop by Public Works at 7343 W. 15th Street. _____________________________________________________________ Did you know that the Forest Park Police Department has its own website? The Forest Park Police is happy to bring this new site to you which offers a wide variety of useful information. Please visit the site at www.forestparkpolice.net and check them out today! _____________________________________________________________ Township programs: Forest Park Senior residents can take advantage of many free services offered by Proviso Township including Medical rides for appointments, Recreational and Shopping rides to area stores as well as the Oakbrook and Yorktown malls on certain days, and Handyman Program Services who will make minor home repairs for a nominal fee of $5.00. Please call 708-344-7430 for transportation services and 547-4001 for the Handyman Program. ____________________________________________________________ First Time Homebuyer & Foreclosure Prevention Seminars: Hosted by the West Cook Homeownership Center, 200 S, 5th Avenue, Maywood, is offering a number of seminars throughout the year. This is free and open to anyone in Cook County. Please call Priscilla Ian at 848-7150 to obtain a schedule for the seminars or for more information. 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