The District 233 school board met in special session Wednesday, Nov. 24, to approve two bids for work on the Homewood-Flossmoor High School baseball and softball fields. The board approved a contract with Chicago Heights Construction for $784,215. This covers site clearing, excavation and preparation, including a new underdrain system,[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
Specialty book on auction raises $225 for Homewood library
H-F Parks saves $1.21 million by refinancing long-term debt
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will save $1.21 million by refinancing short- and long-term debt. Aaron Gold of Speer Financial, Inc. told park commissioners at the Nov. 16 board meeting that the district’s bonds were sold the week of Nov. 8. “It was a very successful financing with low rates,” he[Read More…]
Homewood library employees get contract extension and raise
After all the acrimony and angst that went into getting a union contract for Homewood library staff members two years ago, approval of the contract renewal was uneventful. The seven-member library board unanimously approved the contract during its Nov. 17 board meeting. The union members had earlier approved the contract[Read More…]
H-F principal search process looking to January wrap-up
The search continues for the next principal of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. Although the board isn’t likely to meet its original December target, Superintendent-elect Scott Wakeley said he expects the board will finalize an appointment in January. BWP Consultants, which is leading the search, has posted the job on various websites[Read More…]
D233 property tax rebates will be $12 million by 2022
Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 has returned more than $8.5 million to taxpayers in property tax relief and expects to extend that number to $12 million. The board approved a motion at its Nov. 16 meeting to apply for a 2022 Property Tax Relief Grant. The state funding is meant to help[Read More…]
Homewood schools will get air quality improvements, new classrooms
The District 153 school board agreed to spend approximately $8.2 million to make needed improvements at Willow, Churchill and James Hart Schools. A portion of the work will be paid for with federal pandemic funds. At the board’s meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, the finance and property committee outlined the[Read More…]
H-F board studies plans to update science labs
The District 233 school board is beginning to look at ways to improve the science labs at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The school board’s finance committee heard from architects with DLA Architects who are following the district’s long-range planning document. At the Nov. 15 finance committee meeting, Ed Wright of DLA[Read More…]
Park employees at 97% vaccination rate
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District has a 97% compliance to its new COVID-19 employee vaccine mandate. When the board unanimously approved the new personnel policy Oct. 19, it was estimated between 80-90% of staff already were vaccinated. The policy went into effect Nov. 3 by which time employees had to report[Read More…]
Survey open for residents’ comments as H-F principal search begins
Residents in Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 are being asked for their input as the search for a new principal begins. A survey is open through Friday, Nov. 19, that gives residents the chance to rank their top priorities of the high school and what it should be looking for[Read More…]
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