HomeMy Public PortalAbout08.19.91 VB Public Hearing MinutesPLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: AUGUST 19, 1991 AT: VILLAGE HALL
MEMBERS OF BOARD PRESENT: MAYOR LATTA, J. RAY, J. DEMENT, M.
LAMBERT, J. GAYLORD, D. GULLICKSEN.
W. SHARP WAS ABSENT.
OTHERS PRESENT: D.
V.
J.
F.
D.
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At 7:02 p.m. Mayor Latta op
135th Street.
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BENNETT
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VILLAGE CLERK
- ATTORNEY
- PLANNER
- POLICE CHIEF
- STREET DEPARTMENT
Public Hearing on Closing
Roll call was taken, W. Sharp was absent.
Planner Waldock spoke in reference to the closing of 135th
Street. The Village Staff has met with Larry See and Andy
Angelos, Highway Commissioners for Plainfield and Wheatland
Townships. At issue was the closing of 135th Street, between
Naperville-Plainfield Road and 224th along the boundary between
Wheatland and Plainfield Townships. The road closing is being
consa~dered as a means of combatting illegal dumping in the right-
of-way. The road is in poor condition, and not greatly used.
Each of the Commissioners stated their agreement, that closing
the road would not be objectionable. Sufficient street lighting
and barricades will be required to make the closing safe and
unpassable. Staff does not have a current traffic count
available for this road section. However, in Light of the poor
road condition, traffic is estimated to be extremely sparse.
Staff feels that a joint cleanup for this right-of-way should be
pursued. The cost of this effort could be shared by Plainfield
Township, and perhaps the Lakelands Corporation. Staff
recommends closing 135th Street, east of the Lake Subdivision and
west of the driveways accessing the fishing club (north of 135th)
and service yard (south of 135th). It was the consensus of the
Board, that the poor condition of the road and the right-of-way
warrants the closing. Administrator Van Vooren stated the road
would be checked annually. As development occurs and as traffic
patterns and needs for a collector street in that area, we wa.11
look for resources available to the Village to maintain the road.
There are no plans to close this road indefinitely. Larry See,
Plainfield Township Road Commissioner stated this road is not in
Plainfield Township jurisdiction, we do not receive Motor Fuel
Tax for this road. He stated he does not know if it is a
dedicated road. Mayor Latta stated the first half of the road
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(from Naperville Road east to the east side of the Lakelands
Subdivision) has been dedicated to the Village on Lakelands
Subdivision Plat. Jerry Clark, Lakelands Subdivision Developer,
spoke stating he will not be involved in the clean-up of 135th
Street. Lakelands Corporation will improve that portion of the
street (135th Street) which .they agreed upon, but they will not
clean-up the garbage that has been dumped on that street.
Several people from the area spoke, Gary Gulchick from 224th
Street; Chuck Von Ryan from the Bass and Gill Club and Bernie
Stonich from Du Page Drive & Naperville Road. Administrator Van
Vooren stated Wheatland has indicated they would close their end
only, from the entrance west of the Bass and Gill Club to allow
the club to use that entrance on 135th Street. Also, he received
a request from a resident Dave Pauly, that this closing would be
temporary and that the Board would look at the road annually for
the needs of traffic. Mayor Latta stated as the properties
develop east of the Lakelands Subdivision, and they are annexed
into the Village, the road will be opened, road improvements
would be done. Planner Waldock stated in the Village's
Comprehensive Plan, it is the intention that 135th Street will
run from I-55 west to Naperville Road as an east/west collector
street. This is a temporary closing to combat dumping.
J. Dement moved to close the Public Hearing. Seconded by J.
Gaylord. Voice vote. 5 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
7:29 p.m.
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VERA KRNAC - VI AGE CLERK