Feb-March 2018.krn_feb2018.qxd 1/23/2018 3:29 PM Page 1 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 progress with pride Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner -- Dine Bartlett First! Take just one look at the “Bartlett Area Dining Guide” on page 14 of this newsletter, and you’ll see the wide variety of options you have for any meal of the day in the Village. Whether you are looking for pancakes or omelettes, pizza, ribs and burgers, fast food or sit-down ethnic fare, you can find them here. Ambrosia Greek Eatery and Wee-Dee’s recently opened in Bartlett and are the two newest additions to the Bartletter’s annual directory/dining guide. Ambrosia Greek Eatery is owned and operated by husband and wife team Joanna and Michael Lambrou. Located at 890 S. Route 59 in the Bartlett Commons shopping center, Ambrosia offers freshly made dishes based on recipes from the owners’ hometown in Greece. Pastichio, dolmades, Greek chicken, gyros, souvlaki and spanakopita are some of the traditional favorites prepared by Joanna. Finish off your meal with homemade Greek yogurt, baklava or loukoumades. Ambrosia is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days per week and offers takeout and catering in addition to an attractive dining area. Call 847-893-6314 or visit Ambrosia’s Facebook page for more details. Another husband and wife team Jimmy and Rebecca Kapasouris have opened Wee-Dee’s at 778 West Bartlett Road in the Westgate Commons shopping plaza. Wee-Dee’s dining area features a huge collection of sports memorabilia, and the equally large menu includes gyros, salads, hot dogs, burgers, Italian beef, sixteen sandwiches, pitas, wraps, subs, chicken wings and much more. The restaurant also offers delivery, catering and six popular family packs. Inside this Issue 2018 Strategic Plan.............................................2 Timeout with the Trustees .................................3 Flood Protection Information......................4 & 5 Wee-Dee’s is open from 10:30 a.m. to Police Beat...........................................................6 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday; closed on Business Directory......................................7 - 14 Sunday. For more information, call 630-855-3830 Community Calendar................................15 & 16 or visit Wee-Dee’s Bartlett on Facebook. Parkway Tree Program, Brush Pickup............17 For more great Bartlett restaurants, visit the Museum News ...................................................18 Discover Bartlett Facebook page and look for the Bartlett Business Spotlight videos. Bartlett Briefs.....................................................19 Craft & Vendor Show.........................................20 Feb-March 2018.krn_feb2018.qxd 1/23/2018 3:29 PM Page 2 The 2018 Strategic Plan The 2018 Strategic Plan was approved by the Village Board at the January 16 meeting. This new plan involved input from a variety of stakehold- ers within the community, including civic groups, other taxing bodies, business groups, residents and Village staff. This Strategic Plan prioritizes the goals for the community into four categories -- short-term routine; short-term complex; long-term routine; and long-term complex. The plan will act as a road map for the Village going forward and department heads will incorporate this vision into day-to-day opera- tions and the budget. Short-Term Routine - 1 to 3 Years 1. Enhance public awareness via an education campaign to increase residents’ awareness of Village services, activities, funding, etc. 2. Develop a multi-level “cascading” public information campaign on Lake Michigan water connection. 3. Enhance community events. Short-Term Complex - 1 to 3 Years 4. Develop a business development strategy focused on attracting and incentivizing an additional grocery store to town. 5. Develop a business recruitment strategy to attract developers to invest in the downtown area and provide options for businesses to locate to Bartlett. 6. Undertake a comprehensive review of building permit and development process. 7. Complete necessary infrastructure requirements for full Lake Michigan water conversion. 8. Maintain fiscal position and budget stability. 9. Develop a strategy to attract/locate a hotel/motel in the Village. 10. Develop strategies for development of Railroad Avenue vacancies. 11. Develop community branding plan. 12. Work to improve retail business profile in the Village. 13. Revisit, refine and execute the Village’s overall economic development incentives. 14. Maintain or enhance Village standards for service delivery. Long-Term Routine - 3 to 5 Years 15. Improve Village bike and pedestrian pathways and routes. 16. Examine service delivery methods and approaches. 17. Maintain and enhance the Village’s fiscal profile and financial strength. Long-Term Complex - 3 to 5 Years 18. Develop a long-term plan to refurbish/rebuild the Village’s sewage treatment plant. 19. Develop a strategy to identify and complete roadway improvement and traffic mitigation programs and design. 20. Develop an overall Village-wide technology master plan. 21. Redevelop/revitalize sites along Lake Street and Route 59. 22. Work with IDOT to improve traffic safety along Route 59. 23. Develop a strategy to redevelop the lot on Lake Street and Route 59. 2 www.village.bartlett.il.us Feb-March 2018.krn_feb2018.qxd 1/23/2018 3:29 PM Page 3 Michael E. Camerer Vince Carbonaro Raymond H. Deyne Kristina Gabrenya Adam J. Hopkins Aaron H. Reinke Timeout with the Trustees This Village Board recently approved the First, the U.S. Environmental Protection capital budget for the next five-year period and, Agency has awarded a one-time $485,000 as anticipated, a significant portion of the 2018- Special Appropriation Act Program grant to the 2019 budget focuses on infrastructure improve- Village of Bartlett to help finance the water ments needed for Bartlett’s transition to 100% infrastructure project. This grant was made avail- Lake Michigan water by 2019, when its water able through the USEPA annual appropriations contract with the City of Elgin expires. process and was designated in 2009 for projects The Village currently purchases approxi- to improve drinking water infrastructure. mately 60% of its water from Elgin with the These funds will help the Village build balance of the source water pumped from the new pump station that is needed for con- Village wells. However, last February the Board nection to the DuPage Water Commission. finalized an agreement to join the DuPage The Village received another piece of Water Commission and purchase Lake good news in January, when the DuPage Water Michigan water through this membership. Commission opened bids for the new water Some of the infrastructure additions and transmission main from Roselle. Benchmark improvements needed for this transition include Construction submitted the low bid of $13.25 a DuPage Water Commission receiving station, million, which was 20.7% below the engineer’s new elevated tower and ground storage tank estimate. and new transmission mains. A complete Since these improvements are mainly upgrade will be needed at the Lake Street pump funded through water rates, we are very station and piping/valve modifications will be pleased to be able to offset even a small portion needed at the Main Street and Stearns Road of the cost of such a major capital project pump stations to make them compatible and through fiscally responsible bids and grants. functional with the new water system. To see the full studies and discussion We will be seeing construction of local about Bartlett’s drinking water, visit the Public water transmission lines this summer, running Works Water Division webpage on the Village along the Stearns Road right-of-way. website, www.village.bartlett.il.us. After several years of discussion and To see the 2018-2022 Capital Budget, planning, we are happy to now be moving for- which includes this multi-year water project, go ward with this water project and to soon be able to the Finance Department Budgets page on to deliver high quality, softened Lake Michigan the Village website. water to Village residents. We are also pleased to start 2018 with some exciting news about the project. The Bartletter is printed on partially recycled paper using soy ink. Comcast channel 17/AT&T channel 99 3 Feb-March 2018.krn_feb2018.qxd 1/23/2018 3:29 PM 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.