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PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OSWEGO BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JOINT MEETING
DATE: DECEMBER 3, 2002
AT: OSWEGO PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY, 100 THEODOR DRIVE, OSWEGO, ILLINOIS
PLAINFIELD VILLAGE BOARD PRESENT: R.ROCK, R.SW AL WELL, M.COLLINS, J.CHERR Y,
K.O'CONNELL, S.CALABRESE.
STAFF: SUSAN JANIK, CLERK; T. L. BURGHARD, ADMINISTRATOR, J. HARVEY, ATTORNEY,
DON BENNETT, POLICE CHIEF, ALLEN PERSONS, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, JIM TESTIN,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEKT DIRECTOR AND CHRIS MINICK, FINANCE DIRECTOR.
TRUSTEE THOMSON WAS ABSENT.
OSWEGO VILLAGE BOARD PRESENT: C. WEBER, D. KRAHN, C. PAJOR, B. ROCK, W.
SANDERS, J. V ANDERLINDE\1, T. WIGGER.
STAFF: C. HANSEN, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR; D. STRONG, VILLAGE CLERK; J. WEAVER,
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND D. SILVERMAN, ATTORNEY.
At 7:00 p.m. Mayor Craig Weber called the meeting to order, and led the pledge to the flag. A round the
table introduction took place. This meeting was arranged to begin talks about each community's respective
future territories. Both towns are experiencing huge residential growth with large impacts on school districts.
Jim Testin, Community Development Director from Plainfield and Carrie Hansen, Administrator from
Oswego informed each community of their goals, boundary agreements with other surrounding areas, future
land use, taxing districts, WIKADUKE alignment and school district impact fees.
The following major items were discussed:
. Open space corridors between the two towns.
Should this open area be forest preserve, recreation and/or conservation areas?
. WIKADUKE Trail.
The alignment is very important in pursuing land use in the corridor and especially Collins Road
realignment.
. School Transition fees.
Oswego School officials have persuaded most of the communities within the district to adopt an
impact fee solely for building new schools. Plainfield has not yet adopted the fee, but the Trustees
are genuinely supportive. Plainfield would like Joliet and Kendall County to impose the fee. As a
compromise it was suggested that Plainfield impose the fee in northern annexations nearest Oswego.
. FP A Amendments for our southern area.
. Interconnection of bike trails/greenways.
. Commercial note development.
Both Mayor Weber and Mayor Rock felt it important for the two communities to have compatible plans
for growth, the schools and the WIKADUKE Trail. The staff from Plainfield and Oswego will meet
monthly and bring back information, ideas and proposed agreements to each respective Board.
The meeting adjourned at 8 :20 p.m.