Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Because Chicago is passing on the cost of infrastructure improvements to the suburbs that use Lake Michigan water, suburbs including New Lenox are increasing the rates they charge. New Lenox approved an increase of about $5 to the monthly minimum charge.
New Lenox residents will be joining a number of suburban communities getting a increase to their water bills as a result of footing nearly half the cost of Chicago's infrastructure improvements. On Monday, the Village Board approved an increase to the amount residents will be charged for water use. Effective Feb. 1, residents will pay a minimum of $39.72 for the 6,000-gallong monthly minimum. That about a $5 monthly increase that will first be seen in your April water bill. New Lenox gets its water from Lake Michigan, and incurs charges from Chicago as well as Oak Lawn and Tinley Park, through which the water lines pass. When the amount they charge New Lenox increases, the village in turn must decide how much to increase rates to pay off …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Suburban residents could pay for nearly half the cost of Chicago's water and sewer system improvements, which would hike water bills. This comes during a time that New Lenox is negotiating improvements to its own delivery system.
New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann wants answers from Chicago to explain why the suburbs could need to pick up nearly half the bill for the city's water and sewer system improvements. Suburbs that get their water from Lake Michigan, including New Lenox, could pay for 47 percent of the infrastructure improvements Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined in his budget proposals, the Sun-Times reported. That would mean a 25 percent hike to water rates next year and 15 percent for the following three years to help cover the cost of the city’s plan to convert four pumping stations from steam to electricity. That would equate to about $3.87 per 1,000 gallons charged by Chicago, whereas residents currently pay $2.01 per 1,000 gallons. This comes during a…
Thursday, October 6, 2011
New Lenox is negotiating a new long-term contract with other area municipalities to determine how much each will pay for water supply through Oak Lawn, which is overhauling its system for about $100 million.
Area municipalities have extended their water supply contracts with Oak Lawn for nine months while they continue to negotiate a long-term deal. Oak Lawn delivers Lake Michigan water to a number of municipalities in the south suburbs, including Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Orland Park and Tinley Park. About $100 million in improvements are planned for Oak Lawn's water supply system, and these municipalities will bear the cost. The cost that each municipality will pay is just part of what's being negotiated. Currently, everyone gets water from one line coming from Oak Lawn. A second line would be constructed for the south suburbs because of anticipated population growth. Each town involved is extending its water contract for nine months, …
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Get a recap of the Village Board's meeting from Monday, July 25.
The area just north of Route 30, close to Walmart, continues to develop. On Monday night, the Village Board annexed 12.5 acres of vacant land into its boundaries and rezoned it for commercial use. The land, which is north of the former Mobil gas station, is "not ideal for prime retail," village planning administrator Robin Ellis said at a previous meeting. At that same meeting, the developer outlined a couple possible uses for the property, including self-storage or senior housing. Oak Lawn Water Negotiations: In conjunction with Mokena, Oak Forest, Orland Park and Tinley Park, the village board approved hiring Holland & Knight for legal services as the municipalities negotiate a new water contract with Oak Lawn for its delivery of Lake …
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Nadine G
1:41 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
I think we need to do away with the min of 6000 gal as most people don't even use half of that. Where is that extra money going to? I myself would like to have my water tested, as mine has that black slim also. I know it is not Chicago water. I have lived with Hard Water all my life and I know the difference. That black slim builds up in our pipes and if you plunge your drain because it won't … more ›