hSIDE Can Bridges Ease St. Ray Celebrates Hersey's Lill Joins Touhy Congestion? Blue Ribbon Award 1,000 -Win Club ******C R LOT 0041A**C071 MT PROSPECT PUBLIC LIBRARY Page 5B Page 10AA Page 5A Attn: South Branch 10 S EMERSON ST STE 1 MT PROSPECT IL 60056-3295 0000117 It11.1111,1111.1.1.1..11 II I MOUNT PROSPECTJOURNAL I I $1 I Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Vol. 89 No. 42 Journal & Topics Media Group journal-topics.com Bond OKd, ProjectDelayed, Trustee Concerned `We're Having A Little Trouble With Our Cost Estimates' By NIC F. ANDERSON Journal & Topics Reporter Mount Prospect seems to be having difficulties with estimation costs for projects, a concern Trustee Paul Hoefert brought up during the final reading for the issuance $8 million in general obligation bonds at the village board meeting Oct. 15. "The $8 million is fine, I think we all kind of expected $8 million. But, we've reallocated some things," said Hoefert. "When we go to build the Bouncing Around Emerson Street elevator, we're going to have to get another New Busse Park $780,000 plus from somewhere else...I think we're having Aidan Neal gets a firsthand look at new playground equipment a little trouble with our cost during Saturday's unveiling at Busse Park in Mount Prospect. estimates, because we thought The Mount Prospect Park District held a ribbon cutting at the the parking garage was going park celebrating its recent round of upgrades. Above: Cora to cost X and now it's going Schleich, 11 mos., of Mount Prospect, loves the new baby to cost X-plus...we thought swing at Busse Park on Saturday. The park is located at the the elevator was going to cost corner of Henry and Owen streets, north of CentralRoad. $800,000 and now it's going to (Nick Cartwright/Journal photos) cost a million -three to a mi Ilion - six, so, going forward, I think we need to sharpen up our cost estimates." At the first reading for the bond, the plan looked a bit different than it does now. The downtown projects that would Of Food, $400 Cash be funded by the borrowed $8 Food Drive Brings In 11 Pallets million were: construction of Kane added that she loves seeing and more applicants. Organizers the Maple Street parking deck By NIC F. ANDERSON year was a small increase in what the children and it makes her feelexpect to help around the same ($6.28 million); a new elevator Journal & Topics Reporter it received last year. The donations will help the food pantry until thegood to see the children so eager amount this year. for Emerson Street parking Mount Prospect residents in ($750,000); parking in the Mount Prospect's Human Ser-end of the year. to help donate food. Her and office vices Department and Mount In 2018, the pantry received 10manager Carol Baldini laughedneed of food assistance during village's downtown triangle when they recalled how much the the holiday months of November ($500,000) and other Central Prospect Fire Department joinedpallets of food and supplies and forces on Saturday (Oct. 19) atmore than $200 in cash donations. children love the firefighters and and December can inquire with the Plaza site and street improve- village's Human Services Depart- Costco for their annual food drive,In 2017 , the pantry received seven climbing all over the fire truck. ments ($426,000). ment about the upcoming holiday with a goal of stocking the shelves to eight pallets of donated food Saturday was a beautiful Midwest- However, the prices for meal basket program. rn of the village food pantry and theand supplies. ern fall day, which allowed for projects have fluctuated dra- people to be outside all day. The village's food pantry is holiday meal basket program. "It's one of my favorite days of CO matically, changing the plans stocked of non-perishable items This year, the food pantry col-the year because you can see the The holiday meal basket pro- and forcing the elevator for gram helps approximately 130through donations by individu-0 Emerson Street parking to be lected 10 to 11 pallets and receivedgenerosity of the community," said Director of Human Services Mount Prospect families everyals, civic organizations, localrn completely postponed. The $407 in cash donations. The dona- (Continued on page 2A) tions the food pantry received this Julie Kane. year but if there are more supplies (Continued on page 2A) 0 Playoff Bound KnightsHandle Bison With Ease SPORTS, PAGE 7AA w I Page 2A 1 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 The Journal www.journal-topics.com Mount Prospect Police Participate In DEA Pill TakeBack Event Mount Prospect police are tak- lot of Walmart. Sites cannot ac- its 17 previous Take Back events,National Survey on Drug Use andtoilet or throwing them in the ing back unwanted prescriptioncept liquids, needles or sharps,the DEA and its partners haveHealth, 9.9 million Americanstrash pose potential safety and drugs this Saturday, Oct. 26 atonly pills or patches. The servicetaken in more than 11.8 millionmisused controlled prescriptionhealth hazards. Walmart, 930 Mount Prospectis free and anonymous, no ques-pounds -- approximately 5,900 drugs. For more information about the Plaza, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tions asked. tons -- of pills. The Substance Abuse anddisposal of prescription drugs or This marks the 18th opportu- Last fall, Americans turned This initiative addresses a vitalMental Health Services Admin- about the Oct. 26 Take Back Day nity in nine years to prevent pillin nearly 469 tons (more thanpublic safety and public healthistration's National Survey on event, go to www.DEATakeBack. abuse and theft by ridding your937,000 pounds) of prescrip- issue. Drug Use and Health shows thecom or by contacting the Mount home of potentially dangeroustion drugs at nearly 6,300 sites Medicines that collect dustmajority of misused and abused Prospect Police Department Crime expired, unused and unwantedoperated by the DEA and almost in home cabinets have a higherprescription drugs are obtained Prevention Unit at 847-870-5650 prescription drugs. Bring your5,000 of its state and local lawchance of diversion, misuse andfrom family and friends. or policedepartment @ mount- pills for disposal to the parkingenforcement partners. Overall, inabuse. According to the 2018 Flushing medicines down the prospect.org . Food Bond (Continued from page 1A) (Continued from page 1A) 20 West residential and retail While these bonds will be issued the parking facility," according to churches, schools and other new cost for the Maple Streetbuilding is occupied, so the sur-as a general obligation of the vil- village documents. businesses. parking deck is $7 million,rounding parking impacts could lage and supported by a direct an- Due to the aforementioned, Human Services accepts do- whereas before, it was estimatedbe evaluated. According to village nual tax upon all taxable property,village documents state that this nations between 8:30 a.m. and at $6280 ,000 . documents, "the acquisition ofthe entire amount of the annualrequires deep excavations, more 5 p.m. Monday through Friday According to Financial Man- remaining properties in the Busse levy for principal and interest will items to secure the structure (shor- at Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson, ager Amit Thakkar's report on Triangle and a pedestrian crossing be paid off using funds from taxing) and more concrete. Village on the second floor. Oct. 15, the first reading for the at Busse and Main Street will beincrement financing (TIF). As adocuments state the maximum For a full list of acceptable Emerson Street elevator was pro- prioritized." result, there will be no impactprice contract for construction donations, visit the village's jected to cost $780 ,000. However, The bonds would be issued as a on the property tax levy from themanagement services will be website. the first reading stated the cost was "general obligation" of the village issuance of these bonds. $6,747,068 for 268 parking $750,000 and not $780,000, a dif- and "supported by a direct annual The bonds will be sold viaspaces; a result of $25,175 per ference of $30,000. Thakkar told tax upon all taxable property," ac- competitive bid and a summary space. the Journal that the number from cording to village documents. The of results will be presented to Walker Parking, the village's WE'RE AT YOUR SERVICE! the first reading was a typo. $8 million wouldn't increase the the village board once the sale is consultant, claimed this was a Pay your subscription bill, put delivery The village's project architectsproperty tax levy, but revenues will finalized. competitive number for structured on hold, change your address, even estimated the increase of thehelp pay back the bond. 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