Road Improvements, Outdoor Dining on Village Agenda for Wednesday

Romeoville residents looking to dine al fresco could soon have a new option.

Among items on Wednesday’s village board agenda is a special use permit request from owner Steve Lewis, who is seeking to build an outdoor seating area at the Budler Road eatery.

Under the proposal, the area would contain nine or 10 tables that would each seat four diners and would be built along the south wall of the Lakewood Retail Center.

According to board agenda documents, there would be no outdoor music or speakers, and smoking would not be permitted. The patio would close by 10 p.m.

Also on the agenda:

• Trustees will consider awarding a $71,654 contract to The Kenneth Company, one of three bidders on a project to build a new pavilion at .
• A $173,352 contract with local contractor P.T. Ferro to build an addition to the municipal center parking lot is on the table.
• The board will also vote on an intergovernmental agreement with Will County to complete improvements and signalization at Weber Road and Gaskin Drive as part of a larger Will County plan to improve Weber and Renwick roads (and pave the way for the future Meijer store to be built in Romeoville). Under the agreement, the village would pay the county $1,956,250 in three installments for its share of the Weber/Gaskin project.