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Forest Park details 2025 water‑infrastructure projects, lead‑service replacements and new customer portal
Summary
S Stella, director of public works for the Village of Forest Park, outlined spring–fall 2025 projects including a watermain replacement on the 400 and 500 blocks of Ferdinand, a two‑phase lead service‑line replacement, a green alley at 800 Thomas Blit Alley and a villagewide water‑meter replacement tied to a new customer portal; residents should watch for flyers and QR codes to confirm eligibility.
S Stella, director of public works for the Village of Forest Park, outlined the village’s planned public‑works projects for spring through fall 2025, telling residents they should watch for flyers and QR codes that establish eligibility and schedule work.
Stella said the first project will replace the water main on the 400 and 500 blocks of Ferdinand. "By now all residents should have received a flyer on the door with a QR code," she said, asking people to "scan the code with a mobile device and submit some information" so the village can determine if a household has a lead service line that should be replaced with copper at no cost. The work will include installation of an 8‑inch water main on the street and is contracted to Boulder Construction with Christopher Burke Engineering as lead engineer.
The presentation also outlined a two‑phase lead service‑line replacement program. Phase one covers blocks between Algen Avenue, Two Circle Avenue, Harrison and Roselt Road (and some nearby blocks); the general contractor listed is Joel Kennedy Construction with Christopher Burke Engineering as lead engineer. Phase two covers Hannah Avenue to Desplains Avenue from Harrison to Roselt Road, with Millennium Construction named as the general contractor and Christopher Burke Engineering again the lead engineer. Stella emphasized that not every block is eligible and that eligibility is determined by direct contact: "You are only eligible if you are contacted with a flyer or a phone call from Christopher Burke Engineering or Millennium Construction," she said.
Stella said blocks not contacted that are later identified as having older mains (smaller than 8‑inches) and lead service lines will be scheduled for replacement "between now and 15 years from now," with water‑service replacements occurring at that time.
The Village also plans a green alley project at the 800 Thomas Blit alley, to be built with concrete and pavers in the center, Stella said.
Finally, the village will conduct a water‑meter replacement project led by the Village of Forest Park and Ver Consulting. Residents and businesses will be contacted to fill out a contact card and a walkthrough will determine the meter type. Once the village compiles the information into a database, each property will be eligible for a new water meter and access to a customer portal that residents can use on mobile devices or desktop computers to view daily and monthly usage and set notifications for unusually high usage.
Stella closed by asking residents to complete contact cards or scan the QR codes for each separate project, noting each project uses a different database. She thanked residents for their time and for living in the Village of Forest Park.
