La Grange Park trustees approve permits, contracts, MFT allocation and hazard plan; unanimous votes cover multiple public works and safety items

La Grange Park trustees on Monday approved a slate of permits, contracts and funding authorizations covering public works, public safety and planning, voting unanimously on each item with two trustees absent.

Key actions included: approval of a temporary greenhouse and shade structure permit for Jewel Osco to operate a seasonal garden center (to be removed by June 2025); adoption of an ordinance allowing temporary outdoor dining through Dec. 31, 2025; authorization to onboard an additional full-time police officer effective April 1, 2025 to meet Illinois Police Academy timelines; authorization to adopt the 2024 Cook County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (required for certain FEMA grant eligibility); approval of purchases and bid waivers for dump-yard interlocking concrete blocks and parkway trees; renewal of the landscape maintenance contract; an engineering agreement and Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) allocation for the 300–400 block Park Road resurfacing project; and a change order to expand sewer lining work.

Votes at a glance

- Jewel Osco seasonal greenhouse: approved (motion to issue a temporary use permit for a 1,248 sq. ft. greenhouse and an 864 sq. ft. shade structure, to be installed on or after March 26, 2025 and removed no later than June 2025). Vote: 4 yes, 0 no, 2 absent.

- Temporary…