Oswego Village Board

The village could process a zoning variance that would allow the installation of a gravel parking lot at the school, a villages staff memo suggests.

The commission will render an advisory recommendation on the concept plans to the village board. The board will, in turn, cast the final ballot.

Andrea Lamberg began her role with the village May 20 and succeeds retiring finance director Mark Horton.

The facility, the first of its kind in the village, is expected to open by the end of June as the construction of the fencing will begin after Memorial Day, May 30.

The facility, the first of its kind in the village, is expected to open early next month.

Village staff is recommending the village hire the firm of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., of Rosemont at a cost not to exceed $139,835.

"We estimate that it (real estate transfer tax) will generate more than $500,000 per year. Without the tax, that amount would likely have to be generated through increased water rates.”

An official with the Shodeen Group of Geneva, project developers, said leasing has proceeded faster than firm officials had initially anticipated.

In a memo to the Board, Valeria Tarka, a village planner, described developers as eager to move forward with construction of the second apartment building due to the success of the first building which opened early last year.

The license plate readers will scan and capture images of vehicle license plates and permit local law enforcement to identify and track vehicles through a cloud-based computer network operated by Flock Safety.

Oswego village officials plan to use revenues from the tax to help pay for switching the village’s water supply to Lake Michigan water.

“Groot has provided a high level of service to the community and has been receptive to our changing needs over the previous contract terms,” Village President Troy Parlier said.

The village has budgeted $2 million to pay for this year’s resurfacing program. A total of $600,000 of that expense would come from state-reimbursed Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds, while $1.4 million would be appropriated from the village’s Capital Improvement Fund.

The commission will consider the amendment when they gather for their next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 7 at Village Hall, 100 Parker’s Mill. The public hearing on the amendment will be held during the meeting.

During a meeting last month, a group of homeowners from the village’s Lakeview Estates subdivision urged the board to impose restrictions on local homes offered online as short-term rentals