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Chair Breakoff of the Plan Commission noted the commission had not met for several months and proposed starting chapter‑by‑chapter updates to the 2019 comprehensive plan. Trustee Jamerson moved and trustees approved directing the Plan Commission to proceed with an update at its earliest convenience.

Separately, Trustee Clayton presented the Strategic Land Use Committee's survey results and site review. The survey (open Jan. 6–Feb. 7) collected 355 contributions, of which committee analysis treated 76 unique IP addresses and 92 unique responses as the core sample. The committee reported the top requested amenity was sidewalks and paths (both natural trails and roadside sidewalks) and the top requested improvement was walkability and connectivity.

The committee reviewed village properties and opportunity sites including the Village Hall campus, the Chianti wetlands parcels, the Federal Life parcel, the former fire station site, the woodland preserve, the community garden and portions of the Wolters Kluwer property. Findings included that Chianti contains high‑quality wetlands unsuitable for development but suitable for passive recreation and an educational boardwalk; the woodland preserve has existing pathways but limited parking and access; and a 7.8‑acre Milwaukee Road parcel within the village has potential for more active recreation.

The committee recommended a two‑track strategy: short‑term, low‑cost \"wins\" (expand the community garden, complete raised pathways west of Village Hall, improve access to the woodland preserve); and long‑term planning tied to larger redevelopment opportunities (negotiate community amenities on the Wolters Kluwer redevelopment and retain the Federal Life parcel for active recreation if the site is not redeveloped commercially).

Trustee Trevino asked whether the survey had frequency‑of‑use data; the committee and consultants said the survey asked how residents currently use open space but the sample size and survey design did not yield reliable estimates of hours or frequency of use. Chair Breakoff observed that the lands ideas overlap with the draft sustainability and climate action plan and recommended coordination.

Why it matters: the board gave the Plan Commission an explicit charge to update the village's comprehensive plan and received a prioritized list of resident preferences and candidate village properties to guide short‑term investments and conversations with developers.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOT Meeting 5/20/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Plan Commission was directed to start an update of Riverwoods' comprehensive plan, and trustees heard a Strategic Land Use Committee report showing residents rated sidewalks, paths and connectivity highest among desired amenities.","taxTitle","Riverwoods, Lake County, Illinois","taxId",74455,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6230406,"Riverwoods trustees adopt 2025 affordable housing plan after public hearing",36,1836000,1872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930&start=1836&end=1872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930/thumbnail_1836000.jpg","/articles/6230406/Riverwoods/Lake-County/Illinois/Riverwoods-trustees-adopt-2025-affordable-housing-plan-after-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230406-06f4ee4931cff1d1cce6d758c57b5741/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167579&Signature=Euls2QFbn1cRx9niEvuKFtKBEOfmhHDpOyNLKL3Ki2pXl77wi8XZzsquRLLMul3v195is~ABVBIg7p3UUESFRgBxZCR9U893~~BdYCQW-aAATlvhA804gCivW8AiKdejRm~lF0INb2FhbnSzvC3ZwnCIaTq-fmtopsUMh5jCyJhIp7IE7nBdOHqFg0rvbYqv3TQuxh5zXYC1hYQP4UQo7VN82bX8~4SXr~MU9ROB8oOVseQ4GZYPrL9eL6cwByUpo41lSXf5ukAvYvoZ6oPPz7Ie1wpyl1stKa4~ZVvAriaCkjYsyMViMR9s5pkKdDvTvOfWOPwcCrLeQw3JLXQJPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Riverwoods trustees voted unanimously to adopt the village's 2025 Affordable Housing Plan after a public hearing during their regular meeting.

The hearing opened with Mayor Ford and a staff member explaining that recent amendments to the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeals Act require municipalities to update their plans and hold a public hearing before adoption. The staff member said the village's goal in the revision is to increase the share of affordable housing from about 1.5% to 6.5% (a net increase of roughly 5 percentage points) and to describe development constraints that limit where affordable units could be built in Riverwoods.

The plan revision identifies the village's limited developable land, noting large areas are occupied by woodlands, wetlands and floodplains and that some previously considered sites are unsuitable. The village has created a plan development overlay district and adopted an affordable-housing ordinance that the staff member said would require that 10% of units in multifamily for-sale developments within that overlay be affordable, using definitions consistent with state law. The staff member also said Wolters Kluwer's property is on the market and that multifamily developers have been the primary parties expressing interest in that site.

Trustees opened the floor for public comment; no one addressed the board during the hearing. After closing the hearing, trustees moved to adopt a resolution approving the 2025 plan and approved it by roll call vote; all trustees present voted in favor.

Why it matters: the plan sets local goals and regulatory tools the village can use to respond if Illinois housing authorities list municipalities as lacking an adequate share of affordable housing. The adopted plan also documents the village's physical and regulatory constraints and ties potential actions to the new plan development overlay and the affordable-housing ordinance.

The plan text and related materials were part of the board packet and will be available online per the staff member. Trustees directed that the plan be filed consistent with state requirements; no additional implementation steps or funding commitments were approved at the meeting.","Riverwoods trustees voted unanimously to adopt the village's revised 2025 Affordable Housing Plan after a public hearing, setting a new target to raise the share of affordable units while documenting wetlands, woodlands and other constraints on development.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6230390,"Riverwoods police report compliance check citation, $5,016 seizure disbursement and hiring of veteran officer",166,1353000,1519000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930&start=1353&end=1519","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930/thumbnail_1353000.jpg","/articles/6230390/Riverwoods/Lake-County/Illinois/Riverwoods-police-report-compliance-check-citation-5016-seizure-disbursement-and-hiring-of-veteran-officer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230390-15816d038895afcd38d3f207abc9e95b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167579&Signature=eKWxZsDIEWmMQxkuKudv61e5y83TtmJQJfMYwtx0cvf17Hfopbfm6yybzdNmFFEcsByI0u89tnuulNLk2HustQg2BWZxtkiN7Q3q1yebG-wgfVpuCo6SFI0-88ZNmv92NvfwO6RZJRJqtExNA8O9Biog73Z8x-GrRzyiI9X3aiZPHIeyIQyvkRwAlhWxoDb7gRqMOsdI~DImsSf9JvBDZVKWxy9gwOPEIg9081Zp6EnPBiGYl2BuivMXT~~iBF4XF1~hbvga6-GRJ9neOlosiqdiBQGF-HdL1-gINwZZF8ZhM~nwbEbS5Ljj3~sAwNxeAO3AwjVLlm1DiyME5VH5OQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Riverwoods Police Chief reported the department conducted alcohol and tobacco compliance checks on May 9 at six village businesses; one server in the 2000 block of Milwaukee served alcohol to an underage agent, was cited for unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor and the matter was referred to the village liquor commissioner.

The chief also said the department received a disbursement check for $5,016.10 as Riverwoods's share of property seized in a joint narcotics investigation tied to a search-warrant service noted in the report. The chief said he completed paperwork at the time to make the department eligible for its share and said he had been told such disbursements could take years.

On staffing, the chief said the village offered and the candidate accepted a full‑time police officer position: Robert Roque (last name spelled R‑O‑Q‑U‑E in the department biography). Roque, currently a Skokie Police Department officer with roughly 20 years in patrol and evidence work, will start May 30; a clerk will swear him in on that date and the chief intends to bring him to the first June board meeting for a formal swearing in ceremony.

Why it matters: the compliance‑check citation triggers liquor‑commission review of the licensee; the seizure disbursement is a modest, previously expected sum; the new hire restores patrol capacity with an experienced officer who will be formally sworn in at a future meeting.","Riverwoods police cited a server after an underage alcohol compliance check, reported a $5,016.10 disbursement from a prior seized‑property case and announced the hire of veteran Skokie officer Robert Roque.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6230401,"Riverwoods officials order water‑main engineering as Saunders Road rebuild proceeds; trustees approve $18,496 tree change order",3256,821000,4077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930&start=821&end=4077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3442249-e5f7f84ae2355adb6fda1ee828f36930/thumbnail_821000.jpg","/articles/6230401/Riverwoods/Lake-County/Illinois/Riverwoods-officials-order-watermain-engineering-as-Saunders-Road-rebuild-proceeds-trustees-approve-18496-tree-change-order","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6230401-c934035aeb0dd23d5ba6404d77467b2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167579&Signature=ahM2IVDC06mGBWhwe4~KUOIen4Jw6S~kw2I~ltTqiC2gMHd6d0J5wiZ0cfCWuNtlynweKC3JbRHKWjPrhka465aIKOCF99z2fQWIe1geg2NbK~HTBgvmSi8ngaMrGttgylQC5ma2tr2vT8Rd6klsaTpDPCwJP0oaIMaZTJlV4QpGLF~EtJa~9IrOwozYl7yr~tUO0sMNIDoZITMJJKvQ7BVSyDe5T-1iT8sZhF8mw8gFujxvDyxBytNFl6Plr-pnRjX-VmGJaQEoLTriTVvinI4bAO1KnnfuvBHVB7i2KGZ--LrMWpxI9gwFO3Zj58z6xQj3xQ5R0nPgct~OHSWyaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Village staff told trustees they found and repaired a split in an aging cast‑iron water main in the center of Saunders Road and have directed GHA to engineer a replacement of the affected section timed to the Saunders Road resurfacing project.

Director Witt reported crews located the leak about 8 to 10 feet down near the road center. That pipe already bore a previous repair of an 18‑inch section, and the newly discovered failure was a split on the pipe's side. Witt said he instructed GHA to prepare engineering to replace the main from the east side of the street to the valve vault and to replace the valve vault itself, because GHA reported it was difficult to shut the water off at that point. Witt said replacing the water main now would prevent redoing Saunders Road only to have another leak soon after and noted the village did not want to invest in a full road rebuild only to repeat repairs.

Witt also provided updates on the Saunders Road project timeline: he said the Illinois Department of Transportation scheduled the project letting for June 13 and that Lake County started patching in the Riverwoods Road corridor (between Illinois Route 22 and Deerfield Road) with expected traffic delays.

On a related construction closeout item, trustees approved change order COR001 to Clean‑cut Tree Service in the amount of $18,496 to finish tree removal tied to Saunders Road work. Witt explained the original tree removal scope was based on a 2021 tree survey by Gewald Hamilton that targeted trees 3 inches diameter or larger; since that survey many smaller trees had grown to exceed 3 inches or had been missed in the original count. GHA reviewed the change order and recommended approval, Witt said.

Trustee discussion clarified the change order's per‑tree accounting: Trustee Jamerson noted the change order lists 544 additional trees and the computed cost equates to about $34 per tree. Trustee Smith asked whether the change order used the original contract unit prices; Witt said the bid had been a lump sum for the project and that there was no pre‑established unit price for additional trees, adding that Clean‑cut had bid significantly below other contractors when the contract was awarded.

Why it matters: Witt framed engineering the pipe replacement now as prudent to avoid repeating costly roadwork. The board approved closure of the tree‑removal contract and did not authorize additional road reconstruction costs at the meeting.","Village director says a deep cast‑iron water main split prompted a directive to engineer a replacement section timed with Saunders Road reconstruction; trustees approved Change Order COR001 to Clean‑cut Tree Service for $18,496 to close out tree‑removal work tied to the project.","actionData","errors"]

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