By Annemarie Mannion

Source Chicago Tribune

Residents of Lombard may receive gentle reminders this summer to keep their properties in tip-top shape.

The village of Lombard will start the week of May 27 a program to inspect all the residential properties in the village to make sure they comply with village appearance codes. The total number of properties that will be surveyed will be between 12,000 and 13,000, said William Heniff, director of community development.

He said it will take until mid-August to view all properties including single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses.

He said two interns will drive through the village looking for minor violations. They will view the properties from the sidewalk or public parkways.

“They’ll look for items that are readily visible from the public parkway,” he said.

The door-to-door inspectors will place door hangers on the houses to let residents know if there are any small problems that need attention or to thank residents who are in compliance.

“If there’s a significant or chronic problem, that’s where our regular code enforcement process kicks in,” he said.

Items that may be noted on the door hangers will be grass or weeds that are more than 8 inches in height, parking on grass, items obstructing the sidewalk or parkway, inactive vehicles (flat tires/expired plates) and commercial vehicles with class B plates or higher.

Because of a lack of funding, Heniff said the village has not done such a villagewide inspection since 2007.

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By: Sarah Small
Source: My Suburban Life

This year’s Lilac Time festivities will conclude with the annual Lilac Festival Parade scheduled for 1:30 p.m. May 19, beginning at Main Street and Wilson Avenue.

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By Graydon Megan

Source Chicago Tribune

One of the first challenges Lombard’s newly sworn-in elected officials could face relates to the flooding that devastated the village last month.

One resident challenged the board Thursday to act on the problem, which Village Manager David Hulseberg said may have flooded as many as 3,000 basements in the village.

Resident Joyce Nowak stepped to the podium during the village board meeting to tell trustees where she believed they should start.

“Once again I’m approaching the board about concerns about neighborhood flooding,” Nowak said, urging officials to work as a community, “to make sure our homes are livable.”

Nowak, who lives in the 600 block of E. Emerson Avenue, said flooding from the April storm pushed nearly two feet of water into her home and more than twice that into a neighboring home.

Calling it a matter of both public health and safety, Nowak said she was asking the village to buy her home.

“Make it into a retention pond,” she said.

That step isn’t on the village’s list – at least not yet – but the village website and Hulseberg’s report offer some steps to help homeowners.

For residents who experienced sewer backups, the village has a program to reimburse homeowners for 75 percent of the cost, up to $5,000 to install overhead sewers. It’s a first-come, first-served program that Hulseberg said may require additional funds.

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