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Residents urge speed bumps on 163rd and a ban on loud music at Veterans Park; officials urge repeated calls and Park District coordination
Summary
Public commenters asked the board to install speed bumps on 163rd Street and to address repeated loud music and loitering at Veterans Park; village staff cautioned that removable speed humps can damage emergency equipment and suggested increased patrols and Park District action on park noise.
Two residents used public comment to press the board on neighborhood safety and persistent park noise.
Stan Pedzweiter, who identified himself as having served 25 years with the Tinley Park Fire Department, said cars "blast down the street left and right" near his daughter's home and asked whether speed bumps could be installed at strategic locations on 163rd. Pedzweiter said he observed vehicles traveling at 45–50 mph in the area and expressed concern for residents and first responders.
Mayor (speaker 1) and Public Works Director John (speaker 10) responded that the village keeps a single permanent speed-bump location (near Bulldog Field) and that removable, low-profile speed humps had been used seasonally elsewhere. John cautioned that speed humps can damage heavy emergency vehicles and complicate winter plowing: "we've gotten a numerous amount of damage to springs and leaf springs and the equipment... we have a type of plow that is mounted underneath the truck," he said, noting removable humps must be taken up for winter and that the village prefers increased patrols and enforcement in problem areas.
A second resident, Linda of Bremen Town Estates, described a nine-hour party at Veterans Park with loud music so intrusive that residents with windows closed could hear it. She asked the board to seek a ban on amplified music in the park and said that Park District security and police responses had not produced lasting compliance. "We have to be able to call the police and expect them to do something when they come out other than just saying, you know, turn down the music," she said.
Village staff advised callers to keep calling when disturbances occur so officers will be dispatched; staff also recommended contacting Park District leadership for ordinance or enforcement measures that would govern park activities. Trustees and staff noted that the Park District, not the village, sets many park rules, and that greater Park District enforcement or a local Park District noise ordinance could produce more durable results.
