Community Corner
Residents Rattled Over Construction Delays at Bluestone
Construction delays at the entrance to the Bluestone Bay subdivision has residents up in arms.
Residents from the Bluestone Bay subdivision on Route 30 just west of Joliet Highway are perturbed that landscaping is being completed at other entrances along the corridor, while Bluestone Bay is yet to get curb and gutter work completed.
Matt Kilmartin, a board member on the Bluestone Bay Homeowners Association, said he's concerned about the safety of the residents. The main entrance into the subdivision is bumpy and tedious. Construction barricades line the driveway, but the final road grading is yet to be completed. He added there are no curb or gutters along the path that leads to the 371 homes in the subdivision.
There are a minimum of 30 newly-licensed drivers, two of whom are his own children, that live in the subdivision and need to navigate the rough terrain right off of Route 30 on a daily basis. It's a busy entrance, said Kilmartin who counted about 35 vehicles entering and exiting the subdivision within in 15 minutes between 5:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. June 5.
"The concern that many have in our area is that our entrance way is the only entrance not completed off of Route 30. Driving down Route 30 from LaGrange Road West to Walmart (Williams Street) in New Lenox, every small entrance has a finished exit / entrance," he said.
Already the entrance across from Target on the north side of the street that leads to a dead end has been completed. "Bluestone Bay is the only main entrance on Route 30 that is still in disrepair and still very dangerous," according to Kilmartin, who said he's received about 35 calls form residents in the subdivision wondering when the entrance way would be completed.
Kilmartin said he has not gotten much support from the contractor for the project, FH Paschen Construction Co.; however, he believes New Lenox Village Engineer Will Nash has been responsive. Nevertheless, the safety issues remain.
"The fear is that it may take a accident, God forbid, to have someone take action on this."
There is speculation among some Bluestone Bay homeowners that a $2,500 claim against Paschen for additional piping to support the water flow in the subdivision pond is the reason for the delay in completing the entrance way, added Kilmartin. The issue dates back two years ago when the Route 30 Construction Project began.
The matter is now in the hands of the attorney representing Bluestone Bay Homeowners Association.
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