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SHBA Hosts State of the Village Presentation and Installs New Officers
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South Holland Mayor Don DeGraff (far left) swears in the new SHBA officers for the 2018-2019 term. Pictured are Sharon Lockheart (center left) of Providence Bank, Director; Jake Roeda (center) of Roeda Signs, Director; Brian Tennis (center right) of South Suburban Memorials, Director; and Sonia Gomez (far right) of Illiana Financial, Treasurer. __________________________________________
On Thursday, May 24, 2018 the Village of South Holland presented a “State of the Village” presentation to the South Holland Business Association (SHBA), moderated by Mayor Don DeGraff and attended by Trustees Larry DeYoung and Cindy Nylen.
residents all about what it’s like to be a police officer, and urged residents to participate. Finally, the department has initiated a new foot patrol initiative, with officers popping in to visit local businesses, to say hi and be available.
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Chief Brian Kolosh of the South Holland Fire Department noted that two firefighters have been hired and new biomonitoring equipment purchased for the department’s three ambulances. With these and recent improvements over the last year, South Holland has gained an ISO classification of 2, meaning that the Village Fire Department is capable of meeting all needed services. As an example, that very day the Fire Department was called to a structure fire and received three emergency ambulance calls, and was able to meet the need without calling on neighboring fire departments. Chief Kolosh urges businesses to train all staff in CPR, and consider having an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) on the premises, to improve heart attack victims’ chances while awaiting an ambulance.
Mayor Don DeGraff introduced Steven Ostrander of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). Created in 2005, CMAP is the award-winning regional planning organization for the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Village of South Holland has been collaborating with CMAP to develop a Comprehensive Plan, which maps out what the village hopes to achieve over the next 10-20 years. The process has been going on for about 2 years, and this is the first public preview of the new comprehensive plan, which deals with retention and development of business and industry, quality and availability of commercial and residential real estate, land use, techreadiness, workforce, commercial logostics, and beautification. The Comprehensive Plan emphasizes and builds upon Vision 2022 (available to read or download at www.southholland.org/ residents/the-future-of-south-holland/). The Plan will also be presented at the mayor’s coffee on June 12, and will be posted online in full. Some highlights include— • creating an economic development internship program, • expanding capacity within the existing industrial center, • attracting new local, regional and national food and retail busineses, • creating regional partnerships between industry partners, small businesses and universities to form a manufacturing incubator and innovation space, • further development of the Town Center, • redevelopment of Zone A, which is across Route 6 from Love’s Truckstop, and • continuing to have strong liquor laws while looking at allowing alcohol at sit-down restaurants.
Commerce
John Watson, Director of Business Development for the Village, gave an update on the current state of business in South Holland. He revealed that Buddig, with 75 yrs in South Holland, spent $2.4 million to add production space at their facility last year, adding 100 new jobs. Buddig also acquired Rupari Foods, retaining 200 jobs at that facility, with the result that Buddig is now the largest single employer in South Holland (eclipsing South Suburban College). Gurtler Industries, with 36 years in South Holland, canceled a plan to move to Indiana and have since purchased 65,000 square feet of space in a neighboring building and are expanding into that space. The 94 Nissan Dealership has expanded their service facility 5,000 square feet with an investment of about $500,000, and Gatling Funeral Home is also expanding. Watson mentioned new business that have joined the Village, including Thornton’s, Universal Dental, Service King, Ashley Medical, and WDB Marketing. Coming soon are Chipotle, which broke ground on Wednesday May 30th, and Vintage Scripts, currently under construction and slated to open later this summer. Watson also revealed that all new businesses coming to Halsted Street will be national brands. For businesses interested in the Town Center area, South Holland is now making Village-owned property in the zone available for sale.
Police
Lieutenant Jill Kruger of the South Holand Police Department gave an update, including the hiring of eight police officers, and plans to hire additional officers and two records clerks. The department has just purchased a small Utility Terrain Vehicle to enable police access to areas that would be difficult to reach by car or on foot. The vehicle will also be good for responding to an emergency at a large public event, when responding on foot would be too slow. Kruger reminds residents about the Citizens Police Academy, a 12-week course that teaches
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Recreational Services
Will Neibert, Assistant to the Village Adminsitrator, gave an update on Recreational Services, including the South Holland Community Center. In 2018, 180 programs offered at the Community Center with 4,354 participants, in addition to special events such as the Harvest Fest, Line Dancing, Holiday Gala, Military Tribute, Daddy-Daughter Princess Party, Mother-Son Superhero Party, and Easter Egg Hunt. The Community Center Health Club has 2,339 members, up 121 from last year. New state-of-the -art equipment is being purchased for the Health Club this year. The Community Center will be installing new flooring in the conference room, updating the restrooms, and adding murals and other art in public areas. Neibert mentioned a new project that will be a big convenience to Village residents: a South Holland app is in development that will allow residents to interact with Village departments—for example, to report a pothole—and look up and call South Holland businesses (and possibly get coupons). Look for more information closer to the app’s release.
Public Works
Director of Public Works George Gunkel announced street resurfacing plans for 2018, which include 166th Place between Greenwood Ave and Woodlawn East; 157th Street off of State Street toward Calumet Avenue; the alley between State Street and Wabash at 152nd Street; and 163rd Street from Woodlawn East Avenue going west to Greenwood. Additional improvements include the replacement of a 6” water main on 161st Place between South Park and School Street, as well as new service lines to the homes on 161st Place. In the Industrial Park at the SW corner of town, the street lighting has been upgraded to LED bulbs; eventually all street lighting in the Village will be upgraded. Residents will continue to see Village beautification projects including more hanging baskets, and new hardscapes such as the sign and planter at Rt. 6 and South Park in front of Vintage Scripts.
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New SHBA Officers
The SHBA meeting ended with the swearing in of officers for the May 2018-June 2019 term: Cassandra Griffin of Cassandra Griffin Coach, President; Randy Simmons of Keys Cleaning Service, Vice President; Alexandra Glumac of SSC, Secretary; Sonia Gomez of Illiana Financial, Treasurer; Jake Roeda of Roeda Signs, Director; Brian Tennis of South Suburban Memorials, Director; Sharon Lockheart of Providence Bank, Director. SHBA has luncheon meetings or special events on the 4th Thursday of each month throughout the year. June 21 marks SHBA’s Annual Scholarship Golf Classic at Glenwoodie, and July 26 is the SHBA Annual Picnic at Veteran’s Park. For information about these events, regular meetings, or membership, call the South Holland Business Association at 708-596-0065.
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