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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Commissioner Daley Wields Power, Gets Funding for Traffic Signalization

Cook County Commissioner John Daley announces that county will fund full amount of traffic signalization project at Central Avenue and 93rd Street.

In an evening of stunning announcements, Cook County Commissioner made another appearance at Tuesday’s village board meeting. Daley announced that the county—with the blessing of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the rest of the board—would pick up all of the costs of adding a left turn lane at 93rd Street and Central Avenue. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts and follow us on Facebook. The county and village had each passed resolutions to share the costs 50/50, but instead Oak Lawn trustees voted 3-2 to delay the project and divide up remaining bond monies across the village’s six districts. “This project has always been a concern,” Daley said. “It was obvious [at the Feb. 12 village board meeting] what your …

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2nd District Fan

11:07 am on Friday, March 1, 2013

I don't think that is all of a sudden Andy. Look out the basement window and see how the streets and alleys in your district are being done. Where do you think money comes from, the tooth fairy? You were blasting the Mayor and Trustee for demanding that the village discuss how to pay for a project. YOu then claim that they lost by playing politics. I would say that they won because Streit asked …   more ›

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Trustees Vote To Divide Remaining Build America Bonds

Each district to receive about $750,000 each for summer infrastructure repair projects as Build American bonds come to an end.

Oak Lawn trustees voted to divide remaining funds for infrastructure improvements equally among the village’s six districts, delaying the traffic signalization project at Central Avenue and Southwest Highway indefinitely. Sign up for Oak Lawn Patch breaking news alerts. Following an appearance by Cook County Commissioner John Daley (11th District) at Tuesday’s village board meeting to clarify remarks made by another Oak Lawn trustee that the county no longer considered the project a priority, the village board postponed voting on the project until it could discuss allocating the remaining Build America bonds. The village has until 2016 to utilize the available funds through Cook County, which would pick up 50 percent of the costs for …

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10:12 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013

How about making it so you can't turn left off Central and making it a school safety zone with flashing lights?? Very simple solution. Making a left turn lane would require additional surface area (which would put cars closer to those houses on the north side of SW Hgwy) or tie up traffic more since an existing lane would need to be dedicated to this.   more ›

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