My Platform

Generate family-friendly economic development on St. Charles Road and other major Villa Park Thoroughfares

• Enable outreach efforts to family-friendly businesses
• Survey current businesses and their concerns
• Connect businesses to possible TIF funding initiatives
• Run village-wide marketing campaign to help local businesses, such as Villa Park Restaurant Week and Villa Park Spa and Beauty Week

Respond to the need for a fast-track permitting process for crucial services (HVAC, plumbing, etc.)

• 24-hour turnaround time for permitting process for heating, cooling and plumbing repairs and replacements
• Implement an easy methodology through currently BS&A software
• More timely inspection processes

Orchestrate a long-term plan for revamping of existing pool and creation of new pool

• Assess current pool location and condition. A liner was installed recently at Jefferson Pool, but that is only a limited-time fix
• Gather data on needs and wants of residents
• Identify pool location and possible amenities
• Funded via an increase in long-term accumulation of special taxes, development of TIF District, community fundraising and grant applications.
• Also research joint ventures with local schools or neighboring towns

Work towards an underpass at the train station with pursuit of government funding

• An underpass would improve safety of pedestrians at crossing as well as reduce congestion for cars when trains are present
• It would also allow quicker access for emergency responders to all areas of town
• Assess correct location of potential underpass
• Will require grant funding and joint venture with Union Pacific and Metra
• TIF Funding can alleviate some costs if development in area occurs

Identify community-driven and shovel-ready plan for the Iowa Community Center area

• Survey community for their wants and needs for Iowa Community Center
• Consider different long-term uses of Iowa Community Center building
• Completed after the fire station upgrades are completed

Negotiate bike- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure improvements

• Install sidewalks concurrently with road work
• Use comprehensive plan to determine locations of necessary pedestrian crosswalks
• Make Villa Park more bike friendly

Guide efforts to implement the current strategic plan initiatives and address comprehensive plan concerns

• Display working graphic of the strategic plan in action on the village website
• Require quarterly reports on strategic plan measures and success rate
• Consistently re-assess initiatives to improve success rate on strategic plan