There's nothing quite like summertime in Lake Forest! Share your favorite summer lunch break activity in the poll at the bottom. |
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- Come for the food, stay for the information – City Manager Conversations will be starting again next week and this time, lunch will be provided! Look out for additional information later this week.
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Save the date - #CityHallSelfie Day is Monday, August 15. Stay tuned for more information on how to participate!
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The weather is warming up, which means it's time to start thinking about the Fall Dialogue Newsletter (covers August through October)! The deadline to submit content for the Fall newsletter is Thursday, June 23.
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City Hall serves as an Early Voting site for all Lake County voters for the June 28, 2022 General Primary Election, so if you live in Lake County you can vote at City Hall! Early Voting continues now through Saturday, June 25. Learn more.
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In case you missed it, read a Q&A with Biddy Boyer on her role as City Clerk, Bill Borzick's reflection on 35 years with the City, and more on Lake Forest Love! Have an idea for a department or project to highlight? Let us know!
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Yes, Really This Time!
All signs point to the opening of the Peanut Gallery REAL soon. There were some delays with contractors and equipment but you should all be smelling burgers along Western Avenue between Deerpath and Illinois Road real soon.
Le Colonial – Opening
This new restaurant is on target to open in early July. The transformation of the building inside and out is really phenomenal and sets this important historic building up for another 100 years in the Central Business District (CBD). With the number of employees expected to regularly be on site at Le Colonial, for lunch and dinner, and with all of the people who will be clamoring to eat and drink at the new establishment, parking will be tight. CBD parking will be reviewed as part of the upcoming CBD study and specifically, the long term future of the surface parking lots north of City Hall will be considered. Please be sensitive to parking needs in the CBD when planning events.
Speaking of Events
Just a reminder that all mobile food and beverage vendors participating in events on public rights-of- way or on public property must hold an annual permit from the City. As part of the permitting process, current health licenses and other details are verified. Please contact Jessica Linders for more information. A current list of vendors holding a current annual license is available on the Community Development Shared Drive, or contact Jessica.
Comprehensive Plan Update – Central Business District
For those of you who spend time in the Central Business District, and for those of you who have seen the business district evolve over time, where do you see opportunities? Where do you see challenges? What is missing? What brilliant ideas do you have? If you want to participate in an upcoming staff brainstorming session, please check with your supervisor. Stop by or email Cathy Czerniak.
Tall Grass, Falling Fences, Pigs and Chickens
If you see any of these on your travels around town please tell your friends in the Community Development Department. Code enforcement is lots of fun this time of year.
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Submitted By: Assistant Finance Director, Diane Hall
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With the completion of the City’s budget, an exciting interactive summary is on the City’s website. The Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Brief provides a means for residents to learn about the City’s finances in a summary format and to provide insight into upcoming initiatives. A big thanks to Mark Krygeris for putting this together.
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The City's annual audit begins the first week of July. The auditors will be reviewing the City’s financial records for three weeks. A majority of the audit is conducted remotely, but staff will be onsite for a few days during this time period.
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"Ducking" into a manhole: In addition to keeping residents safe, the Fire Department has been rescuing quite a few ducks lately. No time to sit around "quacking" up at bad dad jokes when there are ducks to rescue!
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Submitted By: Human Resource Specialist, Brina Diaz
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Join the Activities Committee! If you are interested in joining or are a current member, please complete this form by June 30. We will be having our first Rib-Cook Off meeting in July!
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Stride to the Tide steps challenge is going strong! Don’t forget to login to AssetHealth to link your devices and track your steps.
- We’re hiring! Check our Job Board for current openings and don’t forget about the referral program. We also have two internal postings for current employees only.
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Pictured: Cam attempting to replace the printer at the front counter of MS. |
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Annual Hardware Rollout. Every year, the IT Department undergoes a process for rolling out new hardware to City employees who are up for replacement. This includes computers, monitors, and printers around the City which have reached a threshold of usage and age. This month we are starting the process of analyzing which devices and hardware need to be replaced in this fiscal year. Once that list has been reviewed and signed off on, if you are up for any sort of replacement, you will be notified as such for scheduling that replacement. This is by far our biggest project every year and we want to make sure that everyone has technology that works well for them and is up-to-date!
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Cemetery
- Crews are pulling weeds, planting flowers, and digging graves.
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CROYA
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CROYA celebrated its 42nd Birthday on Monday, June 6 and held Battle of the Bands at Lake Forest High School on Friday, June 10.
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CROYA’s Summer Hours have begun. CROYA’s first summer meeting for 7th-12th graders is Wednesday, June 15 from 3-4:00 pm. CROYA is open each day from 1-3 pm, including float building for the 4th of July Parade! March with CROYA on July 4th in Lake Bluff and receive a limited edition CROYA t-shirt!
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CROYA’s Middle School Work Stay for 7th and 8th graders is Thursday, June 23-Friday, June 24. Youth will participate in local community service projects both days, eat dinner at the Lake Forest Fire Department, and sleep overnight at CROYA!
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CROYA’s annual Cubs Night Game trip is Wednesday, June 29! Tickets are limited.
Dickinson Hall
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We are having our first Friday Night Live dinner on Friday, June 24. This is the start of our summer monthly series which includes appetizers, beer/wine, and the musical entertainment of Bagshot Row. It is a much anticipated party for our members.
Forestry
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Dutch Elm, Oak Wilt and Emerald Ash borer scouting, diseased elm and ash removal, watering, sidewalk clearing, insecticide treatment on 200 ash trees, and fungicide treatment on heritage elm trees throughout town.
Parks
- The new splashpad at Townline Park is 90% complete!
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Flowers are planted in all urns throughout the City.
- Parks staff are watering all new plantings, conducting irrigation audits and repairs at all parks, and weekly mowing and maintenance of all sites.
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Recreation
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We are excited about our summer outdoor concert series kicked off in Northcroft Park (for the first time!) on June 14. The next several will be in Market Square (as usual), July 12 is at Forest Park Beach, and we wrap it all up at Townline Park on August 9. Don’t miss the Concert & Classic Car Show on July 21 in Market Square. That one is always a blast! View the event calendar.
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Summer camps start soon and we are proud to announce that we have several camps that are at capacity! We know we will be super busy, but it is so welcome after the challenging past couple of years.
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Classic rock fans should plan on attending our July 4th Festival & Fireworks! This year's musical entertainment is Tommy DeCarlo, singer of Boston with special guest Rudy Cardenas of American Idol performing the classic hits of Boston & Journey. After the show, enjoy the greatest fireworks display on the North Shore set to an amazing playlist of patriotic music. Buy tickets.
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Meet the Fleet Returns
After a few years off, Meet the Fleet returned last week and over 425 people attended! Shout out to the Public Works, Forestry, and Parks staff for all their hard work to make the event such a great success. Special thanks to Matt Brugioni for leading the charge.
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Building Maintenance
Submitted By: Building Maintenance Supervisor, Erik Huston
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Sam Nottingham has been promoted to the open Building Maintenance Worker position. Sam was previously a seasonal with Building Maintenance. Please welcome Sam if you see him at your building!
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Building Maintenance is finishing up renovating the Fire Department’s bunk room at Public Safety.
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Crews are working at Elawa and cleaning cottonwood off A/C units to increase efficiency.
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Engineering
Submitted By: Superintendent of Engineering, Byron Kutz
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Work is continuing for the Burr Oak Area Storm Sewer Improvement Project. The installation of the new storm sewer along Burr Oak is occurring over the next few weeks. Work is progressing ahead of schedule, depending on the timing of receiving the StormTrap there may be potential changes to the schedule in the coming weeks.
- ComEd has submitted their updated design of their bridge on Deerpath. The contractor is working with ComEd on a revised schedule with completion anticipated in the fall.
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The Waveland Park Parking Lot Improvements Project is complete. The lot has been expanded, repaved, striped, and a bioswale has been added. What is a bioswale you ask? A bioswale is a vegetated drainage swell planted with native plants to capture, treat, and infiltrate stormwater as it moves downstream.
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The annual resurfacing project continues with the removal of the existing road surface with base patching to follow. The work this year is on Millburne Road from Old Mill Rd to Shawford Wy, Ridge Road from Mellody Road to Route 60, Conway Road from Telegraph Road to Stablewood Ln, and Alden Lane from Green Bay Road to Tara Ln. The work is generally completed under traffic with no road closures necessary.
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Work on replacing the Woodland Road Pedestrian Bridge at McKinley Road is tentatively scheduled to begin in mid-July pending steel delivery. This timeframe would allow for the project to be substantially completed in early August prior to the High School starting back up.
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Fleet
Submitted By: Fleet Maintenance Supervisor, Ron Gramer
- Performing A/C repairs, maintenance and repair of mowing equipment, among others, currently receiving a heavy workload.
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Repairing snow equipment that received temporary repairs to finish out the season.
Sanitation
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Welcome Samantha and Alma, the newest members of Bart the Cart Rethink Recycling team! This summer Samantha and Alma will be conducting curbside recycling bin audits and evaluating recycling habits.
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Sanitation is looking to hire a seasonal maintenance worker.
Streets
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Mar Lane and Franz Drive street lighting installation.
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Triangle Park gas lamps have been fully converted to electric. Next area scheduled will be Lake Rd., Woodland, and Elm Tree.
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Asphalt patching and main break roadway repair have started and will continue for the next serval weeks.
Water & Sewer
Submitted By: Water & Sewer Supervisor, Rich Volpe
- Repairing and replacing fire hydrants we found not working correctly while hydrant flushing.
- Working on our catch basin repair list.
- Consulting Engineering, Inc is in town to perform a leak report on our distribution system. We work with them to repair any leaks they come across on mains, hydrants, valves, and service lines.
- Working with contractor on the remaining valve replacements.
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Water Plant
- Anticipating some higher water demands with the warmer weather! The plant is in great shape and ready to produce.
- Brightened up the Lower Membrane Room with new LED High Bay Lighting installed by staff.
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Welcome Lauren Perez, the Police Department's new full-time social worker! Lauren is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with an extensive background in crisis evaluation, intervention, and de-escalation. Lauren believes the foundation of stable mental health are healthy connections to social support and a sense of community. Lauren enjoys knitting, crocheting, gardening, and skateboarding in her free time. Read more.
- The Police Department's Bike Rodeo is back on Saturday, June 25 from 9 am-12 pm in the Deerpath-Oakwood Parking Lot.
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Instead of asking you a question about this email, Maddie suggested we do something fun this month! Don't worry - if you have comments about this email, you can always share your feedback.
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What's your favorite way to spend your lunch break?
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Grab a bite at a local restaurant
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Catch up with a coworker/friend
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Other - reply to this email
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Kudos to Eric Hill, Michelle Friedrich, and Malcom Kelly for being the first three people to read the last edition of What's Happening! |
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