by Barry Dredze Illinois Prairie Path not-for-profit corporation (IPPc) President Bob Sobie was presented with a Resolution of Commendation on the 50 Anniversary of the Illinois Prairie Path by DuPage County Board Member Grant Eckhoff on behalf of Chair Dan Cronin in the DuPage County Board Room on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Winfield Riverwalk’
August 20th, 2012 - 2:53 pm § in Local News, Winfield Fire Protection District, Winfield Village Board
Matson Property Development Effort May Determine Town Center Future; Good Old Days May Conflict With Sept. 6 Board Meeting
by Barry Dredze Trustees are set to vote on a residential development proposal with an intergovernmental agreement between the Village and the Winfield Fire Protection District. The proposal includes a $90,000 impact fee waiver that could otherwise bring $1.3 million in impact fees to the Village, $[...]
February 26th, 2012 - 6:57 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Riverwalk Presents $10,000 Check to Village
George Kallas of Advocates of the Winfield Riverwalk presented a ceremonial check to Village staff representing the $10,000 contribution for design engineering of the Riverwalk development raised from the Fall Family Fun Fest event last October. The event was sponsored by over twenty local busines[...]
October 15th, 2011 - 6:01 am § in Local News
Boots on the Ground
A walk-through of the Winfield Riverwalk site, including engineering professionals from Engineering Resource Associates (ERA), Gary Weber & Associates and members of the Village’s Riverwalk Committee, the non-profit Advocates for the Winfield Riverwalk (AWR) and residents, toured the trees and[...]
September 16th, 2011 - 6:29 am § in Local News
West Branch Riverway Trail Groundbreaking Taking Place in Naperville
from a Forest Preserve District of DuPage County press release Editor’s note: The West Branch Regional Trail is a trail system proposed by the Forest Preserve District to run the length of the West Branch of the DuPage River from Hanover Park to the Will County line. In Winfield, the West Bran[...]
September 8th, 2011 - 8:03 am § in Local Events, Local News
2011 Good Old Days Schedule
Good Old Days begins today, September 8th, and runs through Sunday, September 11th. See the schedule of events below for more details. Thursday, September 8th 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. — Lions Club Beer Garden (Southwest corner of Beecher & Church) 7 p.m. — Winfield Public Library Previ[...]
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[...]
August 9th, 2011 - 6:56 am § in Local Letters, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Reacts Sharply To Board Votes
This Letter to the Editor appears in Volume 2, Issue 24 of the Winfield Post When a child gets a dollar in his pocket his inclination is to buy candy and toys. When an adult comes into money, the adult allocates the funds to needs, not wants. These differences in behavior are what separate the [...][...]
August 8th, 2011 - 7:30 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Riverwalk Backers Clear Political Hurdle
by Barry Dredze Trustees authorized engineering and landscape design service agreements for the Winfield Riverwalk development project at the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, August 4. Trustees also approved contracts for a second Lake Michigan water connection and for the first Village tr[...]