Palos Park Advances Development Code Update
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The Council unanimously approved a comprehensive Development Code update after a three-year review and directed the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. It also approved two sewage-pump replacements totaling $36,255 and endorsed a resolution supporting municipal authority.
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What this means
The Development Code update moves forward, but the minutes indicate that the Village Attorney must still prepare the ordinance revising the Village Code. The Council approved replacement pumps at the Ramsgate and Romiga lift stations, using funds already budgeted for pump replacement. Residents can review the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget before a public hearing and scheduled final action on April 27, 2026.
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- Approved the comprehensive Development Code update and directed the Village Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance.
- Approved a $22,310 sewage-pump replacement for the Ramsgate lift station.
- Approved a $13,945 sewage-pump replacement for the Romiga lift station.
- Adopted an ordinance establishing single-family residential waste collection charges through April 30, 2031; the minutes do not state the rates.
- Approved a resolution supporting municipal authority and opposing proposed state preemptions and unfunded mandates described in the meeting.
- Approved closure of a portion of McCarthy Road from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for the September 19, 2026 parade.
- Approved payment of $107,202.09 in invoices and a supplemental warrant list totaling $663,115.86.
- Approved the Village's liquor-related applications for the September 18-19, 2026 Autumn in the Park Festival.
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