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Feb-March2014 vs8.krn_feb2014.qxd 1/27/2014 11:13 AM Page 1 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 progress with pride Steppin’ Out this Spring! Craft & Vendor Show Saturday, 3/1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mark your calendar because Bartlett Hills Golf Club & Banquets, 800 W. Oneida Avenue, is hosting many new crafters and vendors this year. Admission is $2 or free with donated food items for Hanover Township’s Food Pantry. There will also be Raffles! Raffles! and more Raffles! For more information, please call 630-213-3103 or e-mail [email protected]. Friday Night Fish Fry March 7 through April 18 The Friday Night Fish Fry at Bartlett Hills Golf Club & Banquets, 800 W. Oneida Avenue, starts on March 7 and is available Fridays from 5 to 8 p.m. through April 18. Bartlett Woman’s Club Bunny Lunch Saturday, 4/5 at noon The Bartlett Woman’s Club annual Bunny Lunch is at noon on Saturday, 4/5 at the Bartlett Community Center, 700 S. Bartlett Road. Enjoy pizza, lemonade, cupcakes, gifts and prizes. Tickets are $7 per person and reservations for children and adults must be made in advance. Call Cristina, 630-289-8426. Aqua Egg Hunt @Splash Central Friday, 4/18 at 10 a.m. Change up your egg hunt this year by collecting eggs from the activity pool in Bartlett Park District’s Splash Central, 700. S. Bartlett Road. Stay after the event to meet Navigator, the Splash Central mascot, and swim. Everyone must pre- register at the Park District. Bring/wear a bathing suit and bring a towel and collection basket/contain- er for your eggs. This event is for babies through Inside this Issue age 8 and older at a fee of $8 resident/ $10 nonres- ident. No additional charge for Splash Central pass Timeout with the Trustees, Budget News..2 & 3 holders, but you MUST register in advance. Flood Protection Information......................4 & 5 Zoned for Business.............................................6 Bartlett Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Business Directory.........................special insert Saturday, 4/19 at 1:30 p.m. (don’t be late!) Community Calendar....................................7 & 8 Children, age 8 and younger, are invited to New Digital Cookbook........................................9 the annual Bartlett Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt. Museum News ...................................................10 The event is free and is held at the open fields Bartlett Briefs.....................................................11 north of the Bartlett Community Center, 700 S. Police Open House & Pancake Breakfast.......12 Bartlett Road. Feb-March2014 vs8.krn_feb2014.qxd 1/27/2014 11:13 AM Page 2 T.L. Arends Michael E. Camerer Vince Carbonaro Timeout with the Trustees The Village of Bartlett operates under the Budget Officer Act, which requires the budget to be adopted by the beginning of the fiscal year - May 1. Two major planning processes, Strategic Planning and Capital Improvements Programming, impact budget development. The Village Board met on January 18 to review the input we received throughout the year Gregory A. Martin Aaron H. Reinke Eric Shipman from residents and businesses and to update and discuss the goals/objectives of the Strategic Plan. thereafter and last into late January. The proposed Bartlett’s management staff is now working on budget document is presented to the Village Board action steps to achieve the goals identified during near the end of February and made available to the that January meeting. The Strategic Plan provides public at the Main office. Village Board review ses- the base for the Village budget and work programs. sions and a public hearing are held in March. The A second major influence on the budget is budget is approved in April. the Capital Improvements Program, a 5-year plan As we near the end of this fiscal year and that is updated annually. The upcoming year of this prepare for the start of the next, we feel it is plan is incorporated into the operating budget. important to share information about the Village’s Preparation of the operating budget begins financial condition with you. We have included in earnest in September. Budget forms, spending some details here and on the next page that guidelines, and schedules are reviewed in October explain where the Village’s money comes from, or November. Departments submit their requests in how it is spent and how we allocated for Village December. Reviews with the budget team begin programs and services in the 2013/14 budget. What impact does the Village tax levy have on property taxes? Property tax revenue is the most stable of the Village revenue sources. However, the Village receives less than 9% of your total property tax bill. Other taxing districts that receive the remaining 91% of these tax dollars include the school district, park district, library district, fire protection district, township, county, and more. The Village has traditionally endeavored to maintain a level or declining property tax rate. The Village Board decreased taxes by lowering the 2013 tax levy by 5.06 percent. 2 www.village.bartlett.il.us Feb-March2014 vs8.krn_feb2014.qxd 1/27/2014 11:13 AM Page 3 Where The Money Comes from The Village's revenue stream is diverse, with no single dominant source. Below is an explanation of the Village’s revenue sources and a chart showing budgeted amounts in each category for fiscal year 2013/14, when revenues are expected to total $52.1 million, an increase of 10.58% from the prior year. Property Taxes - revenue from annual tax levy. Other Taxes - largest revenues in this category are income and sales taxes, collected by the state and shared with municipalities. Also included are the real estate transfer and telecommunications taxes admin- istered by the Village and TIF taxes, which support public improvements in the TIF districts. Interest - Revenue earned from investing funds throughout the year. Miscellaneous - Revenues such as permit and license fees, franchise fees, fines, etc. Borrowings - Bonds and notes, the majority of which are used for Capital Projects. Where The Money Goes & the 2013/14 Budget The current budget, adopted April 2, 2013, Capital Projects - includes such items as roadway, includes expenditures totalling $56.2 million, a sidewalk & bike path improvements and mainte- 15.9% increase from the prior year. The operating nance of the Village sewer and water systems. portion of the budget totals $39.5 million, a 6.4% Public Works - street sweeping, snowplowing, increase from the prior year. tree trimming, planting & brush programs along with day-to-day operation of the water & sewer systems The budget was constructed to accomplish the Public Safety - the full operation of the Police following: Department, including traffic safety, crime investiga- ~ Maintain current service levels tion and public safety education ~ Minimize expenditure increases to maintain adequate fund balances in light of the current economic recession ~ Continue development in the Town Center, Brewster Creek Business Park and Bluff City Industrial Park ~ Further the objectives of the Strategic Plan The chart on the right shows the distribu- tion of expenditures by program. Capital Projects, Public Works, and Public Safety represent about 78% of the expenditures. General Government, Golf, and Debt Service account for the remaining 22%. Comcast channel 17/AT&T channel 99 3 Feb-March2014 vs8.krn_feb2014.qxd 1/27/2014 11:13 AM Page 4 Flood FLOOD HAZARD AREAS FLASH FLOODS concerns. You can contact the The Village of Bartlett Flash-flooding is the Building Department at 630- has some floodplain areas. On general type of flooding caused 837-0800. the northwest side of town is the by heavy rain events. A flooding PROPERTY PROTECTION Brewster Creek Tributary. In the event can occur with 2 to 4 MEASURES middle of town there is some inches of rain in a 3 to 4 hour If your property is sus- floodplain in the Wayne Grove time period on some streets ceptible to flooding, there are Forest Preserve. The northeast- throughout the Village. Several many flood damage reduction ern part of the Village has the detention areas may rise during measures you can employ. Brewster Creek floodplain, these events. However, all of • Watertight seals can be applied which flows to the West Branch the Village streets are designed to brick and block walls to protect of the DuPage River floodplain. to additionally store stormwater against low-level flooding. Information on whether for a period of time. • Utilities, such as heating and your property is in the 100-year The Village experienced air conditioning systems, water floodplain can be obtained by a record rain event in September heaters and other major appli- coming into the Village of Bartlett of 2008; almost 9 inches of rain ances can be elevated to higher Building Department. Maps are occurred in less than a 24-hour floors in the structure or available for viewing, as well as period. The Village has made onto raised platforms. other flood-related information. several drainage improvements • Temporary measures, such as Contact the Village of Bartlett since then and is continually moving furniture and other valu- Building Department, 630-837- making improvements in the ables to higher floors or sand- 0800 for further assistance. community. bagging exterior openings, will NATURAL & BENEFICIAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM also help. FUNCTIONS MAINTENANCE • Elevating or relocating the Floodplains play a valu- As simple as it may entire structure may also able role in providing natural ben- sound, keeping smaller ditches be a feasible option. efits to the Village of Bartlett and and streams free of debris can FLOODPLAIN PERMIT the surrounding area. Floodplains dramatically improve the run-off REQUIREMENTS that are relatively undisturbed capacity of low-lying areas and All development within provide open spaces and aes- can greatly reduce the occur- the 100-year floodplain (not just thetic pleasure, as well as func- rence of blockage that signifi- construction of buildings, but fill- tion for active processes, such as cantly contributes to flooding.