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8 | April 19, 2018 | The winnetka Current news winnetkacurrent.com It’s official Hornstein named permanent chief for Winnetka Police Department Jacqueline Glosniak, Editor Following a nearly yearlong stint as interim chief of police for the Village of Winnetka, longtime Winnetka policeman Marc Hornstein was officially named the Village’s new chief of police on April 11. Hornstein, who stepped into the temporary chief role with the department last June following the retirement of Patrick Kreis, was sworn in to his new post April 12. In a Village press release, Village Manager Robert Bahan said Winnetka has been pleased with Hornstein’s growth throughout his career and looks forward to his continued leadership of the police department. “Marc prides himself on building partnerships and positive relationships with residents and community stakeholders to put the needs of the community first,” Bahan said. “The Village is excited to welcome his authentic style of leadership and participatory management approach to the police department.” Hornstein said he is honored to continue his service to Winnetka. “It’s an honor and I’m really very humbled by it,” he said. “It’s a wonderful community. This is a great organization with a lot of hard working men and women who are truly dedicated to serving the public, and I’m just a small part of the puzzle to help everybody out with it.” Hornstein has been involved in the world of law Marc Hornstein, who has been with the Winnetka Police Department since 1993, was officially promoted as the department’s new chief of police on April 11. He served as the department’s interim police chief since last June. PHOTO SUBMITTED enforcement for nearly 30 years. He began his career in 1990 as a community service officer with the Buffalo Grove Police Department and came to Winnetka in 1993 as a patrol officer. During his career with the Winnetka Police Department, Hornstein served the community in various roles as a D.A.R.E. program officer, juvenile officer, crime prevention officer and detective, before receiving promotions through the ranks of sergeant, special services sergeant, commander and deputy chief. In his new tenure, Hornstein said his immediate goal is to continue fostering police department partnerships with various Village organizations and other local entities, including schools and businesses. “We want to continue to build on the strong relationships that we have with both the stakeholders in the community and our residents as well,” he said. “That’s first and foremost.” On the horizon, Hornstein said additional projects he would like to begin working on include wrapping up the department’s transition to the Starcom21 public safety radio network, implementing an e-ticketing mobile crash reporting vendor by the end of 2018 and looking for ways to repurpose department space following the department’s 911 dispatch consolidations to Glenview last summer. From the Village Happ Road study The Happ Road Steering Committee met in February to review the input and comments from the public open house, develop consensus on the preferred alternatives and to provide direction on the streetscape enhancements for the plan. Over the next couple of months, the consultant will be meeting with property owners whose site may be impacted by the proposed improvements and the team will continue to work with Cook County and IDOT to develop alternative parking locations to mitigate the loss of on-street parking in the downtown area. A final public hearing on the proposed Phase I plan is expected to be held in late spring or early summer. Tree City USA recertification Northfield recently celebrated it’s 33rd consecutive year as being certified as a Tree City USA. To qualify for certification, the Village has to meet standards established by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, including having a tree board and staff in charge of tree care, having a Tree Care Ordinance, an annual budget of at least township From Page 3 was distracted by someone asking me a question. And at one point, I saw out of the corner of my eye that Bryan had reached forward and was holding the boy’s arm. And I turned, and I looked, and I kind of wanted to make sure that everything was OK and the boy was sobbing. He said, ‘You changed my life. You changed my life.’ $2 per capita for trees and conducting an Arbor Day Celebration. Reduced insurance premiums continue Due to the hard work of the Community Development Department, Northfield was recently recertified in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Rating System. The Village’s continued certification allows residents a 15 percent discount on new overland flooding policies or policy renewals through the National Flood Insurance Program. The recertification process requires an extensive report on the Village’s ongoing flood hazard mitigation efforts. Curbside composting program Do you want to become more environmentally friendly, but don’t know where to start? Try the curbside composting program. Composting reduces greenhouse gases, diverts materials from landfills and creates a valuable nutrientrich soil amendment. Waste Management offers a voluntary subscription-based curbside composting program to all ...Bryan in reaching out to him said, ‘This is the work. This is the work.’ “The privilege I have to witness these things is extraordinary. Again, that’s something I [can’t] put in a spreadsheet and offer to a financial committee.” Several community members and businesses also received prizes at the meeting. New Trier High School senior Brianna Chou received the Peer Jury Scholarship Award. The Northfield homes. Compost pickup runs every Monday during the yard waste season from April 2-Nov. 26. Collected compostable materials are combined with yard waste and are taken to the same facility for disposal. However, unlike yard waste, compostable material must be put into a Waste Management cart due to Health Department regulations and animal concerns. Food scraps that are put loosely into your cart may attract unwanted pests. Paper bags or newspaper are most commonly used to wrap scraps. All clean paper products (cups, plates, napkins, etc.) should continue to be disposed of in your recycling cart. Paper products that have food remnants on them (pizza boxes, used paper towels, etc.) cannot be recycled and should instead be composted. Compost program participants have priority access to free compost for their gardens twice a year. To enroll in the program and request a cart, contact Waste Management at (800) 796-9696. For other questions, contact the Village at (847)784-3554. Compiled from the Northfield News village newsletter Friend of the Township Award went to the Jewel- Osco on Green Bay Road in Wilmette for their work with the Township’s food pantry. Various local historical societies received the Township Service Award for their work inventorying the Township’s record books, which date back to 1850. Rooney then received the Noyes Award, and Diane Tye received the Supervisor’s Superior Service Award.
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