Village Board Briefer: Feb. 7

The Village Board met Monday evening and discussed the blizzard of 2011 among other village business. Here were a few hot topics:

• During the public meeting section, no applications, or new project ideas were submitted for projects eligible under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.
• During the open public forum section of the meeting of the President and Board of Trustees Monday, Mayor James Sexton extended a "thank you" to all of the Evergreen Park departments for helping during last week's blizzard.
• Trustees approved a grant application for the 2011 CDBG Program for $590,000 for the Senior Center project. Village Public Works director Bill Lorenz said he expects the center to be open for service by March.
• A request from the Senior Citizen Council of Evergreen Park was approved. The council asked for permission to use and the ice rink area on May 7 for a village-wide garage sale called "Memories to Go." The sale will run from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• A request from the Evergreen Park Athletic Association to use Norris Field for the 2011 baseball season sparked conversation among trustees. Trustee Norbert Smith is asking the association to replace a sign on California Ave. between 89th and 90th Street, in honor of Bob Norris, former trustee. "He did everything for people. He was a real 'citizen' person," said Smith.

Check back with Evergreen Park Patch for more details on these items and other issues discussed at the village board meeting.