Politics & Government

Village Poised to Ink Contract for Downtown Redevelopment Design

Board meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Village Hall.

In another step toward making a revitalized downtown Romeoville a reality, the village board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a contract to retain Naperville-based Hitchcock Design Group as the architect behind the project.

The contract would cost the village $28,000, plus reimbursement for expenses including printing, mileage and courier services, according to village documents.

Hitchcock Design Group is the firm behind the 2003 Downtown Redevelopment Master Plan.

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Grant could fund park improvements

The director of parks and recreation is slated to bring a request before the board to apply for an Illinois Department of Natural Resources grant that could provide $400,000 toward the redevelopment of , located near the former site of village hall at 17 Montrose Drive.

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The Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant would fund roughly half of the project, which Kelly Rajzer will include adding a handicapped-accessible playground, splash pad, picnic shelter, restrooms and parking.

Also on the agenda:


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