Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hydrant Flushing This Week
I would post the dates directly from the village website, but the days of the week are off by one day. It looks like the order will be Terra Springs, Remington, and Autumn Grove/Lancaster Falls/Symphony Meadows.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Fish Lake Road Improvements
From the Village website:
FISH LAKE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN TUES., OCT. 27
William Ryan Homes will be performing pavement widening and resurfacing improvements to Fish Lake Road beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27. The section of roadway between Niagara Drive and Gilmer Road will be closed during construction. The contractor will install detour signs prior to road closure, so please plan your routes accordingly. The Village apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact us with any questions or concerns @ 847/740-6982.
FISH LAKE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN TUES., OCT. 27
William Ryan Homes will be performing pavement widening and resurfacing improvements to Fish Lake Road beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27. The section of roadway between Niagara Drive and Gilmer Road will be closed during construction. The contractor will install detour signs prior to road closure, so please plan your routes accordingly. The Village apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact us with any questions or concerns @ 847/740-6982.
Monday, October 19, 2009
A Break In The Action
A poster commented as to why there haven't been any updates lately when things seem to be picking up again in Volo. Honestly, I haven't posted much lately because I haven't really been privy to a lot of information and I try not to speculate. If I see something on the Village website, in the minutes, or in a newspaper that I think is worth posting, I will.
I just posted a Daily Herald story about the latest on 120 and hopefully I'll be seeing more information soon on some of the things I've been hearing about.
I welcome your information, and if you find out about something going on, please feel free to contact me at voloblogger@comcast.net. Please be sure to provide the source or weblink if one exists.
I just posted a Daily Herald story about the latest on 120 and hopefully I'll be seeing more information soon on some of the things I've been hearing about.
I welcome your information, and if you find out about something going on, please feel free to contact me at voloblogger@comcast.net. Please be sure to provide the source or weblink if one exists.
Consensus Reached on 120 Vision
From the Daily Herald:
By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff
Now that a group of Lake County politicians has agree how Route 120 should be improved from Volo to Waukegan, it'll be up to the state to decide if the idea proceeds.
Members of the Route 120 Corridor Planning Council voted Wednesday night in favor of a "unified vision" for the frequently congested east-west thoroughfare. The recommendation will be forwarded to state legislators with the hope for future funding.
Representatives from five Lake County Board districts and 11 towns agreed on what Route 120 should become. County Board member Diana O'Kelly of Mundelein said she hopes state officials notice how so many interests are on the same page.
O'Kelly said the state's poor financial condition does not mean the Route 120 plan won't gain the needed money to proceed in the future.
"I think we have to hope," O'Kelly said Friday. "I think if the legislators want it, projects do get funded."
Under the plan, Route 120 would become a four-lane arterial highway with limited access between Fish Lake Road in Volo on the west and Almond Road in Warren Township on the east.
Part of the plan would entail a seven-mile bypass segment around the existing Route 120 in the Grayslake area. Local and regional traffic would be separated with the bypass.
O'Kelly said the immediate goal is to gain state funding for the proposed project's first phase that would include engineering studies.
Some members of the Route 120 Corridor Planning Council have voiced satisfaction the bypass concept for the Grayslake area has been devised so it would not have a detrimental environmental effect on the Almond Marsh.
Preliminary cost estimates show the Route 120 work could range from $217 million to $244 million. Local leaders at a 2005 transportation summit pegged improvements to Route 120 as a top priority.
By Bob Susnjara | Daily Herald Staff
Now that a group of Lake County politicians has agree how Route 120 should be improved from Volo to Waukegan, it'll be up to the state to decide if the idea proceeds.
Members of the Route 120 Corridor Planning Council voted Wednesday night in favor of a "unified vision" for the frequently congested east-west thoroughfare. The recommendation will be forwarded to state legislators with the hope for future funding.
Representatives from five Lake County Board districts and 11 towns agreed on what Route 120 should become. County Board member Diana O'Kelly of Mundelein said she hopes state officials notice how so many interests are on the same page.
O'Kelly said the state's poor financial condition does not mean the Route 120 plan won't gain the needed money to proceed in the future.
"I think we have to hope," O'Kelly said Friday. "I think if the legislators want it, projects do get funded."
Under the plan, Route 120 would become a four-lane arterial highway with limited access between Fish Lake Road in Volo on the west and Almond Road in Warren Township on the east.
Part of the plan would entail a seven-mile bypass segment around the existing Route 120 in the Grayslake area. Local and regional traffic would be separated with the bypass.
O'Kelly said the immediate goal is to gain state funding for the proposed project's first phase that would include engineering studies.
Some members of the Route 120 Corridor Planning Council have voiced satisfaction the bypass concept for the Grayslake area has been devised so it would not have a detrimental environmental effect on the Almond Marsh.
Preliminary cost estimates show the Route 120 work could range from $217 million to $244 million. Local leaders at a 2005 transportation summit pegged improvements to Route 120 as a top priority.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Resurfacing?
Everything I've been reading on IDOT's website refers to the resurfacing of 12/59 through Volo at a cost of over 3 million (approximately the same cost as the resurfacing project going on further south through North Barrington and Lake Zurich); however, what I've been seeing so far on the north side of the road in Volo has merely been more band-aids. What gives?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Q&A with Village Administrator Ken Burkhardt
From the 7/17/09 Daily Herald:
Q. How do you go about supporting business development in your community?
A. Volo is a home rule community and that allows a certain amount of flexibility in the amount of help we can give a developer, such as sales tax rebates. We are also able to extend water and sewer systems to vacant or developable land such as the area of Route 12 and Volo Village Road.
Q. What is currently in the works (ground has been broken or will be in the next couple months)?
A. At the present time, I only see one project that could break ground in the next several months; that is a Thornton's gas station at the Northeast corner of Route 12 and Volo Village Road.
Q. What is in the planning stages?
A. The more than 700,000-square-foot retail development, planned by Mid-America/Orput Group, is still ready to start as soon as there is a better economic picture.
Q. What is your town's biggest economic development wish?
A. Our residential communities are still growing and our commercial area is still alive. Our wish is for a better economy.
Q. What is your community's single greatest asset or selling point to potential developers?
A. Volo's greatest selling point to developers is its location within a major road network that Volo continues to improve by our efforts to update the major intersections of Route 12 and Molidor Road, Route 120 and Fish Lake Road, Route 60 and Fish Lake Road and Route 120 and Route 60.
Q. Have the challenges presented by the current downturn forced you and your community to approach economic development differently? What are the changes and how well are they working?
A. The current economic downturn has required us to reconsider some of the projects on our to-do list and look for other sources of funding those most necessary. We have had only limited success with applications through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Q. How do you go about supporting business development in your community?
A. Volo is a home rule community and that allows a certain amount of flexibility in the amount of help we can give a developer, such as sales tax rebates. We are also able to extend water and sewer systems to vacant or developable land such as the area of Route 12 and Volo Village Road.
Q. What is currently in the works (ground has been broken or will be in the next couple months)?
A. At the present time, I only see one project that could break ground in the next several months; that is a Thornton's gas station at the Northeast corner of Route 12 and Volo Village Road.
Q. What is in the planning stages?
A. The more than 700,000-square-foot retail development, planned by Mid-America/Orput Group, is still ready to start as soon as there is a better economic picture.
Q. What is your town's biggest economic development wish?
A. Our residential communities are still growing and our commercial area is still alive. Our wish is for a better economy.
Q. What is your community's single greatest asset or selling point to potential developers?
A. Volo's greatest selling point to developers is its location within a major road network that Volo continues to improve by our efforts to update the major intersections of Route 12 and Molidor Road, Route 120 and Fish Lake Road, Route 60 and Fish Lake Road and Route 120 and Route 60.
Q. Have the challenges presented by the current downturn forced you and your community to approach economic development differently? What are the changes and how well are they working?
A. The current economic downturn has required us to reconsider some of the projects on our to-do list and look for other sources of funding those most necessary. We have had only limited success with applications through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Resurfacing of US 12/ IL 59 to begin
It's LONG overdue, but the resurfacing of 12/59 through Volo is ready to commence! According to the IDOT, this project will take about 3 months and will involve resurfacing a 3 mile stretch from just north of Volo Village Rd up to where 12 and 59 split in Fox Lake.
Click here for a map of the work zone.
Also, another really bad stretch of 12 through North Barrington and Lake Zurich from just north of Route 22 in Lake Zurich to Old Rand Rd in North Barrington is going to be resurfaced this summer as well along with traffic signal modernization in Lake Zurich.
I'm really glad they're finally taking care of things this year. I don't think Route 12 could stand another winter.
Click here for a map of the work zone.
Also, another really bad stretch of 12 through North Barrington and Lake Zurich from just north of Route 22 in Lake Zurich to Old Rand Rd in North Barrington is going to be resurfaced this summer as well along with traffic signal modernization in Lake Zurich.
I'm really glad they're finally taking care of things this year. I don't think Route 12 could stand another winter.
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