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Village schedules second Connect Franklin Park public meeting June 9 on underpass designs

Board of Trustees of the Village of Franklin Park · June 1, 2026
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Summary

Trustee Karen Special and Community Development Director Nick Walny said a second public meeting will be held June 9, 4:30–6:30 p.m., to review proposed designs for a vehicular underpass and pedestrian walkway as part of the Connect Franklin Park project.

Trustee Karen Special reported the Village and project partners hosted a stakeholder meeting May 20 to review proposed designs for a vehicular underpass and pedestrian walkway. She said the village and project consultant team (named in the transcript as Gannett Fleming and TransSystems) will host a second public meeting on Tuesday, June 9 from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in the Police Station Community Room to share designs and solicit public input as Phase One of the underpass study proceeds.

Director of Community Development and Zoning Nick Walny introduced Rachel Azis of All Together earlier in the meeting as a participant in identity-strengthening work tied to village planning; Special framed the underpass work as part of the Connect Franklin Park planning and design process.

The June 9 meeting was announced as an opportunity for community review; the transcript contains no further project details such as proposed construction timelines, estimated costs or funding sources.