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Trustee urges push to restore LGDF share; public works outlines snowplow operations
Summary
A trustee said the Local Government Distributive Fund share has eroded from an original 10% to roughly 6%, urging continued advocacy; Public Works staff said 15–25 plow units are used and estimated 12 hours to clear village streets under certain conditions, noting some roads (e.g., Pulaski) are plowed by IDOT.
Trustee, District 3 (unidentified) told the board Jan. 27 that the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) share that supports municipalities was originally set at 10% when the state income tax was enacted but has been reduced to about 6%, a change the trustee said has cost Oak Lawn “millions” and complicated funding for pensions and services. The trustee commended the Southwest Conference of Mayors and urged continued work to restore the distribution.
The mayor concurred, saying the erosion of that revenue stream has had a material fiscal effect and that village leaders will keep pressing state legislators.
Trustees also discussed winter operations. Trustee, District 4 asked how many trucks are deployed during snow events; Bill from Public Works said the village typically has “anywhere between 15 and 25 pieces out at one time,” noting time-to-complete varies by storm. For example, if 3 inches fell rapidly, crews could clean the village “within a 12 hour span,” but extended storms and extreme cold slow salt effectiveness and require repeated runs. Bill clarified which roads the village does not plow—county and state routes such as Central Avenue, portions of 103rd Street, Ridgeland and Harlem—and confirmed Pulaski is plowed by IDOT.
The discussion emphasized resident patience and the practical constraints of prioritizing main thoroughfares, school routes and hospitals during large storms.
