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Peotone P & Z Recommends Board Approval for Rezoning on Wilmington Road
By Karen Haave Peotone Planning and Zoning officials are recommending village board approval for a zoning map change for a 28.66-acre parcel at 8650 W. Wilmington Road. Chalkstone Partners, LLC, petitioned the village for B-3 (Auto-oriented and Service Business District) zoning for the property on the north side of Wilmington Road, an area long designated…
Demolition Stalled on 206 N. Second
By Andrea Arens Everyone was watching for another building to get bulldozed downtown. Equipment was dropped Monday morning but, by Tuesday morning, the equipment was gone. O’Neill Excavating, the contractor who was awarded the contract, was contacted for comment and would not say anything regarding the job other than there were “contract issues.” Back in…
Trailers and Chickens Not on the Agenda
By Andrea Arens A routine Peotone Village Board meeting didn’t have the latest hot topics on the agenda. The trailer ordinance, discussed in a building committee meeting on February 8 and suggested to be discussed at the February 27 board meeting, wasn’t on the agenda. The current ordinance prohibiting trailers is still in effect, although…
Peotone Board Hears Wine Bar Proposal
By Andrea Arens Laurin Stauffenberg presented a business proposal to the Peotone Village Board for the concept of The Lush Vine Wine Bar. The building isn’t purchase yet so there’s quite a bit to accomplish before it could appear downtown but the proposal sounded promising to the Village Board. The Lush Vine would included wines,…
Trailer Code Unresolved
By Andrea Arens Peotone residents were used to parking their trailers wherever they wanted on their property until an ordinance written in 1992 and amended in 2006 recently started being enforced. Some complaints resulted in code violations being issued, and that spurred a discussion about the 31-year-old ordinance being revisited. The Building Committee met on…
Routine Board Meeting Produces Interesting Tidbits
By Andrea Arens Last week’s Peotone’s Village Board Meeting lasted a whole 19 minutes but produced some interesting tidbits. Resident Ed Nelson asked if Aqua tests the water. He asked the board for the multitude of people that complain on social media but couldn’t attend the board meeting. Mayor Peter March said the best thing…
Letter to the Editor: Mayor Peter March
Dear Editor and All Village Residents: As we move into 2023, I feel it is important for all to see what their village government has accomplished for them in the past year. There was a great deal done with our limited budget and small staff. Here is an accounting of some of our accomplishments in…
Trailer Code Ordinance to be Reviewed by Peotone Village Board
By Andrea Arens At the Peotone Village Board Meeting, a social media storm over the village posting a code reminder that trailers are not allowed to be parked in driveways led to one attendee showing up to address it. Justin Chapman received a violation for a parked trailer in his driveway. He addressed the board…
Peotone Candidates for Trustee
The candidates for village trustee were announced on village social media on January 5. Candidate statements will be published by The Vedette in March. Game On Bar & Grill is also hosting a Candidate Meet & Greet Wednesday, March 15th, from 6-8 p.m. Three Trustee seats (four-year terms) on the Peotone Village Board are up…
Peotone Village Board Packs Agenda for Last Meeting of the Year
By Andrea Arens Despite a packed agenda, the last board meeting of the year lasted just over an hour. Here’s the recap. A liquor license for Hansen’s Dugout was unanimously approved. New owner, Rick Hansen, closed on the bowling alley. Bonds were unanimously approved. Through Peoples National Bank of Kewanee, with an interest rate of…
Peotone Village Board Seats Up for Re-election
Three four-year term Trustee seats are up for reelection at the April 4, 2023, Consolidated Election. One two-year term is also up for reelection. Expiring terms are held by incumbent Trustees Gary Hudson, Patrick Bowden, Mike Jones, and Julie Sluis. All but Jones pulled packets to run. As of December 5, 11 petition packets were…
Peotone Village Board Bulldozing Another Property
By Andrea Arens At the Monday, November 28, Peotone Village Board meeting, the board unanimously approved a service agreement with O’Neill Excavating for $22,000 to demolish 206 N. Second Street, the house next to the bowling alley. The house that has been the subject of much discussion for its ramshackle appearance is owned by Gary…
Peotone Village Board Approves Ordinances to Move Forward with Bond Issuance
By Andrea Arens Peotone Village Board unanimously approved an ordinance setting the parameters for issuance of general obligation bonds as an alternate revenue source in an amount not to exceed $3.1M on November 14. The bonds will be used to fund the I-57 interchange improvements, along with Wilmington-Peotone Road and 88th Avenue improvements for the…
Railroad Street Parking Project Hits a Snag
By Andrea Arens The Railroad Street parking project hit a snag a couple weeks ago. First, construction had to wait some time to have a Nicor relocation. Then the contractor, Iroquois Paving, wasn’t ready to begin after Nicor finished. Now, another couple weeks for the contaminated soil to go to a landfill. It began when…
Village Public Hearing on Bonds Receives No Comments
By Andrea Arens Although it was a packed meeting room at the Monday, October 24, Peotone Village Board meeting, no one spoke during public commentary of the public hearing on the proposal to sell $3.1M in general obligation bonds. Only two people spoke during public comments for the overall meeting. One asked questions, and the…
Brief Meeting for Peotone Village Board
By Andrea Arens The Monday, October 10, Peotone Village Board meeting lasted less than 15 minutes. Village President Peter March was absent, and Trustee Gary Hudson presided over the meeting. Trustee Julie Sluis also was absent. Village engineer Troy Golem reported that Railroad Street construction finally has began. Trustee Mike Jones asked if there were…
