Flossmoor is gearing up for projects as the winter weather starts to break, with asphalt crack repairs and a new public works security fence soon on the way. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously Monday, March 6, to award a $76,862 contract to Denler Inc. for the village’s fiscal year[Read More…]
Author: Bill Jones
Flossmoor’s mid-fiscal year review highlights short-term improvements, long-term concerns
Flossmoor’s finances are trending better than budgeted for the current fiscal year, but the village’s short-term savings come with some concerns about long-term sustainability. So says a fiscal year 2023 mid-year financial review delivered by Village Manager Bridget Wachtel on Monday, Feb. 20, to the Flossmoor Village Board. The village’s[Read More…]
Flossmoor awards contract to M.E. Simpson for fire hydrant maintenance, flow testing
Flossmoor is returning to a common partner for its next round of fire hydrant maintenance. The Flossmoor Village Board on Monday, Feb. 20, voted unanimously to award a $37,494 contract for Fiscal Year 2023 fire hydrant maintenance and flow testing to M.E. Simpson Co. Inc. The board waived the competitive[Read More…]
Kedzie multi-family development discussions continue but plans must return to Flossmoor Plan Commission
A developer pitched three concepts to the Flossmoor Village Board in hopes of erecting a multi-family building the site of the former Ken Norman house, but some work still needs to be done as the project must again return to the Plan Commission for consideration. Tom Cachey of TJ Cachey[Read More…]
Resident looks to put Poppin Corks Bistro into Siam Thai space in Flossmoor Commons
A longtime Flossmoor resident is hoping to bring a new restaurant to Flossmoor Commons, possibly filling the space of Siam Thai as its owners are retiring. Randall Smith pitched his initial plans for Poppin Corks Bistro on Monday, Feb. 20, to the Flossmoor Village Board while requesting a liquor license[Read More…]
Flossmoor notes ‘strong fund balance’ but operating deficits in 5-year financial projections
Flossmoor’s forward-looking five-year financial analysis comes with some good news but also some concerns about a budgeted operating deficit that could become a trend. Village Manager Bridget Wachtel presented Flossmoor’s five-year projections on Monday, Feb. 6, to the village board. The five-year outlooks are put together every two years, and[Read More…]
Flossmoor retains Sikich as audit firm, but switches to new audit partner and manager; Mayor provides update on police shooting investigation
A familiar audit firm will perform its services for Flossmoor in fiscal year 2023, but with new names at the helm. The Flossmoor Village Board voted unanimously the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 17, to retain Sikich as its audit firm, while switching to a new audit partner, Brian LeFevre, and[Read More…]
Village officials, residents, public works all excited about Flossmoor’s Berry Lane work
The much-anticipated drainage improvements for Flossmoor’s Berry Lane have been completed. Now, all that remains is the parkway restoration scheduled for this spring and a true test of the neighborhood’s increased stormwater capacity. “Not that we want a big storm, but we want to see a good gullywasher come through[Read More…]
Volunteers in Flossmoor help Sleep in Heavenly Peace build 38 beds for children in need
The Flossmoor Public Works garage was buzzing — literally and figuratively — last weekend as a hive of volunteers worked together to push well beyond the expected output of the village’s second annual bed build. With sanders humming, saws spinning and drills punching holes into wood, volunteers worked on various[Read More…]
Kwanzaa Night 7: Marianne Powell closes Flossmoor’s weeklong celebration after yearlong journey
Marianne Powell promised herself she would not get emotional, but she paused for just a moment as she started to tell her story. The past year, after all, was a year of change for Powell. And she was about to address a small crowd gathered at Flossmoor Park on the[Read More…]