Burr Ridge board tells staff to market village hall and pursue attached village‑hall/police option to save costs

Burr Ridge — Trustees indicated consensus July 14 to pursue an attached village hall–police department building ("option 2") and asked staff to begin marketing the existing village hall, a step officials said would reduce net borrowing and keep the municipal campus consolidated.

Staff presented revised plans that cut the proposed building by about 800 square feet from the June draft and removed much of the previously estimated stormwater work, producing roughly a $1 million savings versus the earlier attached‑option estimate. "By shrinking the footprint and changing the parking/stormwater approach we've cut more than $1 million from the June 9 estimate," Evan said, adding the revised attached option is now estimated at about $5.7 million with conservative allowances for design contingency.

Staff proposed funding the project largely from cash and the sale of the existing village hall; the presentation used a conservative $2 million estimate for sale proceeds and noted the village has capital funds available. Trustees who reviewed the options said the attached option best balances budget and visibility from County Line Road.

Trustees asked practical questions about timing, parking, maintenance burdens and whether a stand‑alone building would be preferable; staff noted the standalone option would be considerably more expensive (roughly $8.7 million) and require more engineering work. Several trustees supported moving forward with marketing the current village hall to test assumptions and to allow potential sale/leaseback structures.

What's next: Staff will proceed with marketing activity, prepare documents required before a sale and return to the board for formal authority to sell property and to confirm final project financing and schedule.