Mount Prospect s plan to build a $7 million bicycle and pedestrian bridge spanning Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific railroad tracks connecting Meadows to Melas parks has taken a significant step forward.
Mount Prospect is moving ahead with plans to make the intersection of Central Road and Cathy Lane safer for pedestrians and bicyclists traveling to the Mount Prospect Park District s Central Community Center.
Mount Prospect Trustee Augie Filippone stepped off the dais Tuesday to represent a client trying to get approval for a zoning variance from the village board. Filippone and other village officials said there was no conflict because the trustee abstained from voting on the matter.
Mount Prospect trustees on Tuesday voted to delay implementation of a penny-per-push video gambling tax until at least 2024, while awaiting the outcome of legal challenges to similar taxes in other towns.
The Mount Prospect village board voted 3-1 at a special meeting Sunday to reserve the right to charge a penny-per-push tax on video gambling, leading Mayor Paul Hoefert to declare "So it passes." However, Hoefert and other village leaders soon found out that he had spoken too soon.