Sauk Village Public Works Village Board Meeting Report
October 25, 2016
By: Kevin Weller
: PUBLIC GROUNDS & BUILDINGS – Cutting
on going all village locations. Staff still cutting vacant homes moving through
the list, checked 462 homes 115 that needed cutting. Staff placed 12 bricks in veteran’s
memorial. Ordered camera and light for south side of village hall.
: ASPHALT WORK – Pothole work on east
side and south side completed started the north side and all outside locations.
Street & driveway repairs due to main break in Ross crescent and driveway
at 21706 Orion completed.
:
STREET LIGHTS – Staff will be out replacing light heads at problem
locations, the vender sent out new parts to resolve the problems. We still could have wire issues causing the
power problems staff will follow up and replace as soon as possible.
: WATER - Day to day schedules &
EME CALLS. Completing all tests required by IEPA per month. Staff started and completed
north side shut off list. Worked on main break at Orion & 220st replaced 6
foot of main. Staff dug 2 Eme b-boxes 3027 223st and 2130 217st.
: GARBAGE – Day to day cleanup. IF YOU
SEE ILLIGAL DUMPING PLEASE CALL POLICE, HELP KEEP OUR TOWN CLEAN. All regular
trash pickup will be completed as regular mowing and summer up keep resumes. I have
asked code to ticket resident who dump garbage or grass debris from there
parkway into the street. Staff has been out cleaning storm lids covered with
debris. This is the main cause of storm
sewer backup and flooded streets.
: HYDRANT & VALVE REPAIRS/REPLACED -
Staff will be working to make the town safer for residents and workers by
having a total of 6 valves inserted into the system under pressure and that
will give then a safer environment to do a total of 9 more valves and replace at least 16 fire hydrants.
: VEHICELS/
EQU- Public works staff is doing their best to keep
all vehicles within the department running safe. We are also trying to help
each department with their repairs to keep moving forward. Dropping off and
picking up P.D vehicles and ongoing small repairs.
: SANITARY SEWER COMPLAINTS – P.W. received
0 sanitary sewer complaints, all after calls must go through the P.D non eme #
758-1331 they will notify P.W. Staff
: STORM SEWER REPAIRS – Staff has been
out cleaning storm sewers due to 2 rain events. We also have 3 locations we are
working on 1904 219pl, SW corner of Oakbrook &Southbrook and 914 Mary
Byrne. 219pl is almost completed and
Oakbrook will be next and so on.
: TREE BRANCHES & REMOVALS – Staff
was called to 3 locations to remove downed trees due to high wind events 2900
223pl & 224st. Ash tree removal ongoing.
: PARKS – Public Works will be working
with Robinson Eng on final design of the ballfields and Arrowhead Park with
allowable funds.
:
LANDSCAPE WORK – Staff also started landscaping last year’s
digs from b box, main breaks, and any other digs so far work has been don at 26
locations.