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Council approves multiple plats, contracts and local zoning items; residents raise construction and parking complaints

Joliet City Council · May 7, 2026
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Summary

The council approved a series of contracts, plats and zoning actions — including Campbell Street water‑tower rehabilitation, plats tied to Rock Run Crossing, a Dive/rec facility variation, and a special use for 370 Ruby Street — and heard residents’ complaints about construction impacts and neighborhood parking enforcement.

At its May 5 meeting the Joliet City Council approved a range of routine but locally consequential items: contract awards, recording plats tied to the Rock Run Crossing development, water‑delivery easements with the Grand Prairie Water Commission, and several land‑use ordinances and special‑use permits.

On the consent agenda the council approved multiple contract awards recommended by staff, including a $1,893,000 award to Era Valdivia Contractors Inc. for the Campbell Street Water Tower Rehabilitation Project and a not‑to‑exceed $158,950 construction‑engineering services agreement with Dixon Engineering. The consent package…

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