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Dolton mayor announces expanded office hours, blight demolitions and street-repaving grant
Summary
At a village meeting the mayor said Dolton will open village hall Saturdays 9 a.m.–1 p.m., has identified 22 blighted homes with demolitions beginning, secured a grant to repave 12 streets and is pursuing unclaimed public funds.
Dolton Mayor (name not specified) told attendees during the mayor’s report that the village hall will be open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., that 22 homes have been identified for remediation or demolition, and that a grant has been secured to repave 12 streets in the village.
The announcement was offered as part of a broader update that also covered the village’s audit status, an historical-committee review of a property described as “Pope Leo’s childhood home,” outreach about unclaimed property through the Illinois State Treasurer’s iCash site, and early talks about an intergovernmental agreement with the Dolton Park District.
The mayor said regular office hours are Monday–Wednesday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursdays only for court-related business, and Fridays 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and added Saturday hours so residents with busy work weeks “can take advantage of that.” The mayor said 12 people used the new Saturday hours in the most recent week and that eight of those visitors asked about meeting with trustees.
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