by Barry Dredze [For Trustee Spande's complete summary of the Winfield Police Evaluation in Executive Session click here] After being escorted out of Village Hall following his expulsion from the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday night, May 17, Trustee Erik Spande said he was “snowed under[...]
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March 6th, 2012 - 7:12 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustees Set To Lift Video Gaming Ban
by Barry Dredze Trustees appeared set to lift a ban on video gaming at the next Village Board meeting and approved a planned unit development allowing completion of a Town Center gateway sign on property owned by Cadence Health/Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) near the southeast corner of Fleming Drive[...]
February 6th, 2012 - 5:41 pm § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Village Board Approves Rezoning of Beecher Ave
by Barry Dredze Trustees approved a change in the Village zoning code affecting residential Beecher Avenue properties and directed Village staff to study options and alternatives regarding a Town Center gateway sign on property owned by Central DuPage Hospital at Fleming Drive and Winfield Road at t[...]
January 24th, 2012 - 6:47 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Beecher Avenue Rezone Headed For Vote
by Barry Dredze Trustees discussed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance at the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, January 19 and the Board appears likely to approve the rezoning of eleven residential properties on the north side of Beecher Avenue west of Winfield Road, from R-1 single fam[...]
December 21st, 2011 - 7:13 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Concept Plan For County Farm Property Presented
by Barry Dredze Trustees heard a presentation for a housing development and the Plan Commission recommended against the rezoning of a residential block of Beecher Avenue into Town Center at the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, December 15. The Plan Commission voted 6-1 against a recommenda[...]
November 7th, 2011 - 6:04 pm § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustees Seek New Legal Opinions on Protocol
by Barry Dredze After postponing consideration of a resolution to accept nine tools of civility, Trustees nearly advanced through an entire Committee of the Whole agenda for the first time since the current Village Board was sworn in last April. Trustees discussed items at the regular Village Board [...]
October 25th, 2011 - 7:12 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Beecher Ave. Extension Put on Back Burner
by Barry Dredze Village Trustees abandoned a resolution supporting further research and exploration with DuPage County and the City of Wheaton to expand Beecher Avenue east toward the DuPage County campus west of County Farm Road. Instead, Trustees agreed to place the idea within the Village’s l[...]
October 24th, 2011 - 7:26 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Dodges Censure for Board Room Spat
by Barry Dredze Trustee Tony Reyes withstood a censure motion by the Village Board in a 3-2 vote, including his own, near the close of the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, October 20. Winfield Police had been investigating an assault complaint resulting from a confrontation between Reyes a[...]
September 19th, 2011 - 5:03 pm § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
TIF District Expansion Nixed – Beecher Ave. Rezone Opposed; Fuel Tanks Approved
by Barry Dredze Trustees approved a special use permit application by the Septran transportation company to install two above-ground fuel tanks on its property and discussed the disbursement of tax increment financing (TIF) funds for two Town Center development projects to be voted on at the next re[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 5:45 am § in Local Letters, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Wants Record Corrected
This Letter to the Editor appears in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Winfield Post. Trustee Allen made numerous errors in his August 11th Letter to the Editor regarding Winfield road funding. The letter used words such as ‘children’ and ‘irresponsible’ to insult his fellow Trustees and then noted t[...]