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Orland Park approves first Our Lady of the Holy Land church festival over Fourth of July weekend
Summary
The Village Board unanimously approved a special event permit for Our Lady of the Holy Land’s first festival, after trustees and staff reviewed public-safety, parking and alcohol-service plans.
The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees approved a special-event permit for Our Lady of the Holy Land’s first church festival, to be held over the Fourth of July weekend on a privately leased parcel formerly owned by Andrew Corporation.
The permit was added to the meeting agenda by motion, and trustees voted to approve the permit after representatives from the church described the event and village staff summarized public-safety plans. “We are here respectfully requesting an approval for our first ever festival as a community,” said Michael Bader, a committee member for the church. Father Hussain Alberto Mansour, the community chaplain, and committee members including Aphrodite Niemah also addressed the board.
Village staff said the organizer had met with police and fire representatives, intends to fence the site, will provide private security and requested police officers; the village’s minimum policing plan calls for four officers and the group requested six. Village staff and the police chief indicated staffing could be arranged, and the festival organizers said they will work with a local restaurant to handle alcohol sales to meet the village liquor-code requirements.
Trustees asked about safety, ambulance and fire access, parking and site cleanup. Trustee Joseph Malani said he welcomed the event but expressed concern about the heavy public-safety workload on July 4 and asked whether the police had a staffing plan. George (Village Manager) answered that the organization and the police had met and were “working it all out.” Trustee Katsenas asked about site conditions; staff said the event would be confined to a parking lot and that the area slated for the festival was not part of an environmental cleanup.
A motion to place the permit request on the agenda was moved by Trustee Katsenas and seconded; the board then voted on the permit. The roll-call vote recorded all trustees present voting “Aye” (Trustee Healy was not present), and Mayor James Dodge congratulated the organizers.
The organizers and village staff said next steps include final permitting and coordination on fencing, security and liquor-permit arrangements.
