Village Announces Major Traffic Signal & Roadway Lighting Improvement

A press release from the Village
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Village Announces Major Traffic Signal & Roadway Lighting Improvement

The Village of Hanover Park, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Transportation, is pleased to announce a major traffic signal and roadway lighting improvement scheduled for later this summer and fall in the vicinity of Irving Park Road and Barrington Road. The traffic signal installations at the following three intersections will be totally reconstructed:

• Irving Park Road at Westview Plaza
• Irving Park Road at Barrington Road
• Irving Park Road at Kingsbury Drive
  

In addition to upgrading the traffic signals, the emergency vehicle preemption equipment will be upgraded, as well as the master traffic signal interconnect system. Finally, 41 new street lights will be constructed as part of the project, mainly along Irving Park Road east and west of Barrington Road. The construction work will be done by Meade Electric Company as part of a $1.1 million contract with the State of Illinois.

The Village of Hanover Park Announces New eNews & eAlerts Service

I wanted to send along this press release from the village:
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The Village of Hanover Park Announces New eNews & eAlerts Service

The Village of Hanover Park is pleased to offer a new service called eNews. This service is available to anyone interested in receiving periodic updates via e-mail containing information on village news and events. This service will also send out eAlerts from the Public Works, Police and Fire Departments when there is an emergency such as a boil order, natural disaster or other emergency information in which people need to be aware of right away.

To join the eNews mailing list, please go to the Village’s website at www.hpil.org, click on the mailing list button under services on the left-hand side of the screen, and enter your e-mail address. You will then start to receive periodic e-mails from the Village, and can be removed from our mailing list at any ti

Welcoming Home Troops

Welcoming home Company B/1-178INF out of the Elgin Armory:















Troops and their families




















Rod Craig





















Ed Zimel
















Ed and Rod

Victory over Violence Exhibit in Hanover Park

August 10th to 14th, the Hanover Park Chapter of SGI-USA (Buddhist Association for Peace,Culture, and Education) will be hosting a Victory Over Violence Exhibit at teh Hanover Park Park District Community Center. On the final day of the exhibit (14th), they will hold a seminar and workshop from 6pm to 8pm, which Mayor Craig and area educational leaders will attend. The public is invited to attend and join the discussion. You can visit their Web site at Victory Over Violence.

Zoning Resident Input‏

On Wednesday July 29th at 6:00PM
Where: Hanover Park Library, Schaumburg District,
1266 Irving Park Road (just East of Menard's)
Future Zoning Changes, needs, and desires for the future of Hanover Park.
The Village is working on their Comprehensive Plan and we need to hear from you.
Do we seek Environmentally friendly zoning?
Do we seek to modify signage for business?
Do we seek to support one type of housing over another, meaning the look of the structure...
This is your time to be heard...

Help us Welcome Company B Home on the 27th!

This information was forwarded to me by several people. I hope you can attend:

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UPDATE: Please arrive at Streamwood high school at 9am with any American flags you might have. The troops will arrive at 10am.

B/1-178INF out of the Elgin Armory is now at Ft McCoy completing their final briefings, paperwork and medicals. The Homecoming is scheduled at:

Streamwood High School's Football Field
11:00am, Monday, July 27, 2009

Please help us get the word out to the community! Update your Marquees, WebSites, Bulletin Boards, call your friends and tell your neighbors. We'd like to have as many people show up with flags or signs and loud voices to wave at and cheer these Infantrymen as they drive by on Schaumburg Road and along the entrance drive to Streamwood High School!! Let's let them know their community cares and appreciates their service for us.

Coffee with the Board

Beginning on August 8th from 9 to 11 am residents will have an opportunity to meet and discuss in an informal setting issues of concern in the Village. We will have key Department Heads available to hear and discuss issues. This is another opportunity for residents to reachout and touch Elected Officials of Hanover Park on any Village service or policy.

Job to share

I wanted to send this job posting along to anyone who might be interested in applying
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POLICE RECORDS CLERK: POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Village of Hanover Park has an immediate opening for a full-time Records Clerk to perform a variety of clerical and receptionist duties in the Police Department including: maintaining police files and record keeping systems, serving as a receptionist to answer questions from the general public, answering phone calls of mostly a non-emergency nature, and performing data entry and general typing duties. Requires work on weekends, holidays, and all three shifts.
The current opening is on the midnight shift (Midnight to 8:00 a.m.). Employees bid for shift preferences annually; however, shift preferences are not guaranteed. The other two shifts are: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. to Midnight.
REQUIREMENTS:
The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent education; two years experience in general office work, and light typing. Customer service and data entry experience highly desirable. Spanish/English fluency a plus.
COMPENSATION:
The minimum starting rate for this position is $15.76 an hour. The actual starting pay rate will be based on experience and qualifications. Wage increases are based in part on demonstrated performance and ability to meet established goals and objectives. The Village offers an excellent benefit package.
SELECTION PROCESS:
The selection process will include a review of the candidate's related education and training, work experience, references, and a personal interview.
TO APPLY:
The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2009. All applicants must complete a Village of Hanover Park employment application packet. Resumes will not be accepted without the completed application packet. Application packets and further information may be obtained from www.hpil.org or from the Village of Hanover Park, Human Resource Department, 2121 W. Lake Street, Hanover Park, IL 60133, (630) 372-4250.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Herald Article: Hanover Park residents share vision for better community

I wanted to share this article from the Daily Herald. A key portion of the Hanover Park Progress team's platform during the last election was, "Establish a Strategic Planning Process that Sets Priorities." We truly believe that community involvement is the only way to ensure that our Village Government meets the needs of our residents. We are working to make our Village government better, and the planning process discussed in the article below is an important first step.
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Hanover Park residents share vision for better community
By Kimberly Pohl | Daily Herald Staff
Published: 7/14/2009 12:01 AM

Residents armed with poster board, markers and visions for a better Hanover Park filled a room at the Poplar Creek Public Library Sonya Crawshaw Branch Monday.

They used terms like "scattered," "poor," "stuck in the past" and "riddled with crime" to describe the current state of the village.

But in their next breaths, they painted a brighter future - hoping a strong identity, sense of community and diverse housing someday will define the place they call home.

The exercise was one of several tools Evanston-based Teska Associates will use to formulate a comprehensive plan for Hanover Park, which incorporates citizen input through a community survey and public forums.

Wayne Grove, who has lived in Hanover Park for 43 years, said he'd like to see more upscale housing and residents, along with a downtown area.

"We have lower property taxes than most and great roadways," said Grove, one of more than 20 people to attend the session. "There's no reason we can't take on some of the traits of the towns that surround us, like Schaumburg or Bartlett."

Business representatives also spoke up in favor of easing sign restrictions for businesses and becoming more business-friendly.

In another exercise, Grove joined Mayor Rod Craig, Trustee Rick Roberts, development commission members and others in ranking residential and commercial architecture. Using portable devices that automatically tallied their responses, they punched in numbers corresponding to how strongly they liked or disliked images.

First, Teska associate Benjamin Carlisle summarized the firm's community assessment of the village.

The report labeled Hanover Park a bedroom community that's more racially diverse and less educated than the metro area. It's very affordable, and housing vacancies are low. He also said attached and detached single-family homes - most more than 40 years old - dominate Hanover Park, which deters certain groups from moving in, such as young professionals, and has contributed to an aging population.

The report also stated the quality of housing is a concern and attributed the lack of property maintenance to code enforcement, financial means, economic conditions and general pride in homeownership and neighborhood.

Residents may attend another meeting which has yet to be scheduled.

For details about the comprehensive plan or to take a community survey, visit www.teskaassociates.com/hanoverpark.

3 on 3 Basketball Tourney

The Hanover Park Community Resource Center is sponsoring a 3 0n 3 Basketball Tournament to be held August 1st (register by July 29). For more info visit the official flier at this link: http://www.scribd.com/doc/17349281/3-On-3-Bsketball.

Happy 4th of July

Thanks to everyone who makes this country great by giving of their time to make our towns great places to live. A special thanks to those serving their country overseas. Have a great 4th of July.