Village of Bartlett, Illinois  •  228 S. Main St. •  Bartlett, IL 60103  •  630.837.0800  •  www.village.bartlett.il.us
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Administration Department

Village Administrator: Valerie Salmons
Assistant Village Administrator: Paula Schumacher

The Village operates with a Board of Trustees and a Village Administrator. Policymaking and legislative authorities are vested in the Board of Trustees. The Village Administrator is responsible for carrying out the Board’s policies and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Village.

The Administration Department provides general administrative services for the Village as a whole. The staff works directly with the Village Board and directs all Village departments. Additional duties include the recycling program, the health inspection program, the monitoring of municipal franchise agreements and managing the Bartlett Farmers Market.

The Administration Department also includes the History Museum curator who designs new exhibits, records museum inventory, and presents educational programs to increase awareness of local history. The Bartlett History Museum is housed on the first floor of the Village Hall.

A Community Relations Coordinator is responsible for, among other things, production of the Bartletter (the bi-monthly newsletter mailed to every Village household), maintenance of the Village cable station, and writing various news releases. A full time Health Inspector monitors business and residential sanitation including weed control.

Administration News & Highlights

Stormwater Update
On July 6, the Village of Bartlett Board of Trustees approved a contract with Fox Excavating Inc. of Batavia for Phase I of the North Avenue and Prospect Avenue Drainage Improvement Project. The project improvements consist of the construction of a detention basin and installation of storm sewer at the site.

This North Avenue location is one of five areas in the Village identified in Christopher Burke Engineering’s comprehensive drainage study following the massive storms and flooding that hit northern Illinois during September of 2008. The study outlined both short-term and long-term solutions for the five identified areas.

The targeted short-term improvements at this particular site have included continued channel brush clearing and storm sewer inspections by Public Works staff and the removal of a beaver dam from the parcel. The dam allowed three feet of standing water to remain on the property and reduced or eliminated the ability of flood waters to get on the site.

In order to proceed with the long-term solution, Bartlett entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Streamwood last October that will allow the Village to utilize this property for storm water storage. The Village of Streamwood was the previous owner of this parcel.

Once the improvements are completed, the water that is going downstream and the water that is filling up the area will be able to go into the detention site rather than flooding the adjoining properties, which includes the Hearthwood Farms subdivision.

Eleven bid packets were distributed relative to this project, and a total of nine bids were returned to the Village. The lowest bid, in the amount of $342,779, was submitted by Fox Excavating. The engineer’s estimate for the project was $620,645.

According to the contract with Fox Excavating, the work on the detention basin and storm sewer should be completed by November of this year.

 

Construction Activities at the
Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve
If you have questions or you would like to discuss the construction activities underway at the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve, please feel free to call:

Peter Vagt:  312-831-3466, MWH, Contractor to Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Summary of the Project

  • For the next few months, there will be truck traffic accessing the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve Site from South Bartlett Road and there will be soil grading activities on the site. In addition, some trees on the property will be removed.
  • The trucks will be bringing clean soil into the site which will be spread to construct a two-foot thick soil cover across over most of the 30 acre site. 
  • The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has worked with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on the plan to cover the site with soil in order to eliminate the chance of public exposure to the existing surface soil.
  • The cover is being installed as a voluntary remediation for the site in order to bring the site into compliance with regulatory standards.
  • The work has been designed to avoid risk to public safety.
  • The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is looking forward to completing the cover so that the fence can be taken down and the site can be open to public access.

 

DuPage County Residents,
Was Your Home Flooded in 2008?
If your home was affected by the floods that occurred September 13, 2008 through October 5, 2008, and you still need assistance, the Illinois Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP) may be able to help.

You can apply for this program, which includes: mold inspection & cleanup; home repairs to address health and safety issues; some furniture replacement; educational workshops.

If you are experiencing financial hardship due to flood related losses, you may be eligible for assistance with your mortgage, utilities or food. You must be able to document out-of-pocket expenses which exceed any compensation received by your household related to the flood.

For more information, contact DuPage County Community Services 630-407-6500; toll free 1-800-942-9412; TDD 630-407-6502.


Cook County Disaster Grant for 2008 Flood Victims
Cook County has been awarded $10.3 million by the Illinois Disaster Assistance Program to help businesses, families and individuals who were impacted by the severe storms and flooding that occurred between September 13 and October 5, 2008.

Further information regarding the Cook County Disaster Grant, eligibility guidelines, an application form and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at the Cook County Disaster Grant website, www.CookCountyDisasterGrant.org or call the CCDG Hotline at 312-603-7600; TTY/TDD 711 or 800-526-0844.

 

 

You Should Know

Bartletter
The Village publishes a bi-monthly newsletter. The newsletter is mailed to all Bartlett residents approximately the first week of even months.

Comcast Channel 17 & AT&T Channel 99
Residents can tune into Comcast cable channel 17 or AT&T channel 99 to watch a community bulletin board of area news, events and activities. Civic groups and schools are welcome to submit their special events for broadcast on the bulletin board.

Clean-Up Week
The Administration Department sponsors community Clean-Up Week events each June. Past events have included a used book exchange, prom dress collection, cell phone & gym shoe recycling collection and document shredding event.

Farmers Market
The Bartlett Farmers Market is operated by the Village of Bartlett from June to September. The market is held on Friday afternoons from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Bartlett Town Center, at the corner of Main Street and Railroad Avenue. Parking for the market is available in the Village Hall parking lot as well as behind the Town Center commercial building.

Pride in Ownership
The Village of Bartlett’s Pride in Ownership Program recognizes outstanding property maintenance of single family homes, multifamily homes, commercial properties, beautiful backyards and exceptional exterior home remodeling. Nominations are accepted in June and July.