August 26, 2011
Forest Park Picnic Grove,
7824 Madison Street for our Farmers' Market!
This Friday (August 26th) we're giving away a free
snow cone to every child accompanied by an adult.
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Also at the grove....
SAVE THE DATE! RibFest 2011 September 10th from noon 'til 11:00pm
Succulent Ribs, great sides, fantastic sounds, cold beverages, and much, much more!
This fantastic event can't happen without sponsorship and we appreciate all of the sponsors who have been so generous!
We also accept donations from our wonderful community.
Feed The Pig!
Thank you!
County says no aid for flooded property owners
Oak Park Village officials say they learned
today that property owners who sustained flood damage from the July
heavy rainfall would not qualify for aid. According to the Cook County
Department of Homeland
Security & Emergency Management, the Illinois Emergency Management
Association determined that the amount of damage reported was
insufficient for a disaster declaration, which is necessary to trigger
financial support programs. Click
here to read the letter from the County. The determination was
based on damage reports from across the entire county and not just in
Oak Park.
County officials say that the process used to gather information from property owners is being converted from the cumbersome paper form to an online submission mechanism for future events. In the meantime, Village officials say they are continuing to investigate ways to lessen the chance of flooding from heavy rainfalls, including using video cameras to inspect sewer lines, seeking quotes to update the Village's 1993 sewer system plan and researching communities that have local basement flood-prevention programs to determine what might work in Oak Park.
A presentation to the Village Board detailing the results of their findings is planned. For more information, call 708.358.5791 or e-mail cole@oak-park.us.
County officials say that the process used to gather information from property owners is being converted from the cumbersome paper form to an online submission mechanism for future events. In the meantime, Village officials say they are continuing to investigate ways to lessen the chance of flooding from heavy rainfalls, including using video cameras to inspect sewer lines, seeking quotes to update the Village's 1993 sewer system plan and researching communities that have local basement flood-prevention programs to determine what might work in Oak Park.
A presentation to the Village Board detailing the results of their findings is planned. For more information, call 708.358.5791 or e-mail cole@oak-park.us.
Recycle old electronic Saturday
in Oak Park
Residents are invited to recycle old electronic items from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sat., Aug. 27 at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd. Acceptable items include computers, laptops, monitors, televisions, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, printers, fax machines, MP3 players, portable digital assistants, video game consoles, video cassette recorders/players, digital video disk players, zip drives and scanners. The program is sponsored by the Illinois EPA, the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency and Vintage Tech Recyclers. Call 708.358.5700 or e-mail publicworks@oak-park.us for more information.
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