The Oak Lawn Village Board approved two ordinances Tuesday to increase the town’s borrowing limit by $30 million as the cost for long planned water system upgrades continue to increase. In 2013, the village agreed on several measures to improve Oak Lawn’s Regional Water System. Due to the rising costs of this upgrade, the board voted in 2021 to increase its borrowing authority from $240 .
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Tom Phelan is named the new Oak Lawn village manager and will step down at the Dist. 6 trustee. (Village of Oak Lawn)
OAK LAWN, IL The Oak Lawn Village Board named 6th District Trustee Tom Phelan as the new village manager during a special board meeting Tuesday morning. Phelan replaces Randy Palmer, who officially retired from the post following the announcement.
Phelan s appointment comes after nearly two months of research, interviews and discussion. Phelan will earn an annual salary of $185,000, the same as the last two village managers, Mayor Terry Vorderer told Patch. Phelan will not be participating in the village s healthcare and benefits program.
By Joe Boyle
An Oak Lawn trustee said that backers of legislation calling for police reform have forgotten one important group the victims.
“I don’t know about you, but it concerns me that legislators can talk about police reform but say nothing about the victims,” said Trustee Alex Olejniczak (2nd) during the Oak Lawn Village Board meeting Tuesday night. “If there is such a demand for police reform, why not get information from the police? But now we have multiple criminals who come into our village and pull a gun on our victims.”
Olejniczak asked Police Chief Dan Vittorio during the meeting if legislators had asked for any input regarding police reform? Vittorio replied that he was not notified.
Election Results: Oak Lawn Village President patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.