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4 | July 7, 2016 | The New Lenox Patriot news newlenoxpatriot.com New Lenox Village Board Trustees consider rezoning property near Silver Cross Meredith Dobes, Editor Silver Cross Hospital sought rezoning of land adjacent to its campus at the New Lenox Village Board’s June 27 meeting. The land in question is approximately 58 acres along the west side of Silver Cross Boulevard, 550 feet south of U.S. Route 6, and was originally zoned agricultural. Silver Cross recently purchased the land from New Lenox School District 122 and sought hospital zoning for the land in order to, in the future, be able to build an outpatient surgical center there and/or offices, according to Robin Ellis, the Village’s community development director. Currently, the only use discussed for the land is the surgery center, for which Silver Cross would still need site plan approval. Ellis said a public hearing was held about the rezoning at a Plan Commission meeting, and residents spoke about concerns they had. 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Additional conditions apply. © 2016 Citibank, N.A. NMLS #412915. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender. Citi, Citibank, and Citi with Arc Design are registered service marks of Citigroup Inc. Gary Beckfeld asked the Village Board what would be done about current flooding issues in the Spring Creek neighborhood and what would be done about animals being attracted to the area by tall weeds on the vacant land. Ellis said that by Village Code, weeds are required to be cut 45 feet back in vacant lots, which is what had been done at the Silver Cross lot. Susanne Picchi, another resident of the neighborhood, said the weeds are still approximately 5 feet tall, and she does not want animals like field mice or raccoons becoming attracted to the area and subsequently her home. She also said she was concerned about the potential height of buildings on the land. A medical office on the property can be a maximum height of 135 feet tall, and other buildings can be a maximum of 85 feet tall, with a 50-foot setback from the perimeter of the property lines, Ellis said. “That’s not to say that’s what Silver Cross is going to propose, because this is the same zoning district as the hospital campus, and the tallest building there is six stories,” Ellis added. Picchi also brought up water drainage concerns in Spring Creek and said the idea of there being more concrete in the lot concerns her. Trustee David Smith said the weeds on the property are actually helping with water drainage for now, and if Silver Cross were to move forward with its proposed surgical center, two detention ponds it would need to build as part of developing the land would help alleviate the drainage issues. “I know that Silver Cross wants to be a good neighbor and wants to make sure Round it up A brief recap of Village Board action June 27 • The Village Board unanimously approved the purchase of TASERs and accessories for the New Lenox Police Department from TASER International Inc. for $46,289.37. • The board unanimously approved the purchase of two Ford F-250 XL 4x2 vehicles for the Public Works Sewer Department to replace other vehicles. The combined cost is $50,566. • The board unanimously approved a bidding services proposal not to exceed $51,570 with AECOM Technical Services Inc. for Wastewater Treatment Plan No. 2 expansion work. Village recognizes Mark Sagen as an ‘outstanding citizen’ Meredith Dobes, Editor New Lenox resident Mark Sagen was recognized for his volunteerism and dedication to the community at the June 27 Village Board meeting. Sagen was raised in the community and raised two children in New Lenox with his wife, Jeri. He has volunteered time at the Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association, Knights of Columbus Council 10926 of St. Jude Catholic Church, Martin J. Larson Foundation, New Lenox Rebels Baseball, New Lenox Community Park District, Oak Lawn School residents are taken care of,” Mayor Tim Baldermann said. “From an engineering perspective, our engineers are involved with them. We’ll make sure that, if nothing else, there is no change or an improvement. There won’t be anything that happens that causes engineering issues for the existing homeowner.” Smith added that Silver Cross should be involved District 123, PAWS and other local animal shelters. Mayor Tim Baldermann presented Sagen with recognition as an Outstanding Citizen of New Lenox at the meeting. He said Sagen plans to move to Florida, and he was asked by the park district to recognize Sagen at the meeting. Sagen said he did not know why he was deserving of recognition, because there are many citizens in New Lenox who do tremendous work, but he thanked the Village Board, the community and his friends in attendance for the recognition. with the residents when it starts developing the land. “Other than that, I think it’s great,” he said. “There’s more of the north side area we need to develop. Everyone wants taxes to stay low and be like it was in the 1920s... but we have to grow, unfortunately. It’s what we have to do.” The rezoning is expected to be put to a vote at the Village Board’s next meeting.
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