Vol. 23, No. 3 - May 2001e-er ieldT LES
May 2001 - VOL. 23 NO.3
BERNARD FORREST
After 36 years as an elected official (32 as Mayor), Bernard Forrest relinquished the gavel at
the April 25`h Village Board meeting. Bernie completed a public service career that oversaw
much of the development that. now makes up Deerfield's corporate boundaries. From the
Lake Cook corridor to redevelopment of the Village Center, he helped build the tax base that
now benefits all local government agencies in the area. At the same time, he led Boards that
reduced the Village's share of the real estate tax each of the last ten years. Never losing sight
that the day-to-day basic services are the core of good government, Bernie led by example...
volunteering thousands of hours to making Deerfield better. The community is indeed
indebted to him for his unselfish service over three and one half decades.
VEHICLE STICKERS
• Computer card applications for vehicle stickers will
soon be in the mail. Please complete and return them
by mail or bring them to the Village Hall. The
stickers must be displayed on all vehicles registered
in Deerfield by JULY 1ST. After June 30'h, there's an
additional 50% added to the cost of each sticker.
Seniors (those who are 65 by July I') are charged only
$1.00 for the first vehicle.
If you don't receive your computer card, or if you're
waiting for your state plates, you still need to have the
sticker by July I". Call us if you have any questions.
BLOOD DRIVE
Mark your calendar for the next blood drive on
Sunday, June P between 8 A.M. and 1 P.M. at the
Deerfield Community. Center, 836 Jewett Park Drive.
No appointment.is necessary.
50/50 PARKWAY TREE PROGRAM
If you are interested in paying half the cost of a new
tree for your parkway, give us a call at 945-5000.
• We'll send you information on the program and an
order blank. Orders are taken during the summer and
the trees are planted around the middle of October.
The trees are balled in burlap, guaranteed for a year
and planted by our Public Works personnel on Village
right-of-way.
VILLAGE TRUSTEE OPENING
Deerfield residents are invited to submit an application
to fill a two-year term as Village Trustee, an opening
created when Steven Harris became Mayor on April
25te. Persons interested must be at least 18 years of
age and a resident of Deerfield for at least one year.
No compensation is paid for this office which will
expire in April, 2003. Descriptions of the duties of
Trustee and application forms are available at the
Village Hall and can be mailed if you call 945-5000.
Applications will be accepted until May 18`b.
The position will be filled by a person nominated by
Mayor Harris with the concurrence of the Village
Board. It is expected that the appointment will be
made in June.
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
The American Legion Post will conduct its annual
Memorial Day program and parade on Monday, May
28`h. It begins at 10:00 a.m. in Jewett Park followed by
a parade along Waukegan Road to the cemetery. There
will also be musical entertainment at 9:30 a.m. in the
Village Hall courtyard.
SEE INSIDE TO
[:MEET YOUR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS
NEWLY ELECTED OIL 7RCULS
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
At the April 25`h Village Board
meeting, Steven Harris was sworn in
as Deerfield's new Mayor. Steve,
elected as Village Trustee in 1999, is a
thirteen year resident of Deerfield. An
attorney, Steve and his wife Jani live
with their three sons at 1488 Berkley
Court.
On April 3tfl, Jerry Kayne, Director of
Technology for a productions services
company, was elected to a four-year
term as Village Trustee. A ten year
resident of Deerfield, he and his wife
Marci live with their two children at
673 Lombardy Lane.
Also elected for new four year terms were Harriet
Rosenthal and Vernon Swanson. Harriet was first
elected in 1985. Vern has been a Trustee since 1975.
Leaving the Board after two terms as Village Trustee is
John Heuberger who was recognized at the April 16`h
meeting for his dedicated service to the community.
SPRINKLING RESTRICTIONS
The Illinois Division of Water Resources requires that
municipalities which use Lake Michigan water must
restrict lawn sprinkling between May 15" and
September 15'b. Here are the procedures to be
followed: Even numbered addresses may sprinkle on
even numbered dates from midnight to noon and/or
from 6:00 P.M. to midnight. Odd numbered addresses
may sprinkle on odd numbered dates from midnight to
noon and/or 6:00 P.M. to midnight. No property
owner is allowed to sprinkle between noon and 6:00
P.M. on any day. This applies ONLY to lawn
sprinkling. Fines for violators are $25 per occurrence
for residents and $100 for non-residential properties.
REMINDERS
❖ New and replacement fences require a permit from
the Department of Community Development.
d• You can assist the Village and your neighbors by
keeping the storm sewer inlet near your home clear
before and after a rain event.
❖ Landscapers are not allowed to begin yard work
before 7:30 A.M. on weekdays and before 8:30
A.M. on Saturdays.
A permit is needed to do any work in the Village right-
of-way (street and parkway) which is the area
approximately 30' from the center of the street. Please •
note that , if you choose to landscape or plant in that
area, the Village will not replace the material in the
event of a water main break or other necessary
maintenance work.
Also, boulders or decorative rocks should not be placed
in the parkway. Often used to deter motorists from
driving onto the lawn, they could be dangerous and a
liability to the homeowner.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
Several projects, some already underway,. are
scheduled for this summer.
Greenwood Avenue
In addition to the water main improvements,
Greenwood from Wilmot Road to Chestnut Street will
be reconstructed with new curb and gutter.
Brierhill Road
This street will be resurfaced from Deerfield Road to
its southern terminus.
North Avenue Traffic Signal
After long delays securing permits from IDOT and
METRA, work will soon begin on the permanent
traffic signals and intersection improvement at
Waukegan Road and North Avenue.
We apologize for any inconvenience this work may
cause you.
SOLICITORS
It is unlawful for any person to solicit at a private
residence if the residence is posted. Displaying this
placard satisfies the legal notice requirement
NO
SOLICITORS
OR PEDDLERS
INVITED
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BUDGET MESSAGE
Municipal governments exist to provide a wide range of basic services on which we all depend: police protection; snow
plowing; water and sewer systems to name a few. The ability of an elected Board to provide these services in an effective
and efficient manner rests on its financial decisions. That is why of all issues considered by the Village Board over the
course of a year, none is more important than adoption of the annual budget.
The Village's combined total budget for 2001-02 is $24,420,000 an 8.2% increase over last year's budget that is due almost
exclusively to capital improvement projects for which money has been reserved over the past several years.
To remain competitive in the municipal market, there will be a 3.75% increase in the employee salary plan. Two new
employees will be added: a dispatcher in the police department and a maintenance operator in the water division.
For the tenth consecutive year, the Village will reduce the amount it receives from the property tax bill. Although we now
receive less than 6% of the real estate taxes paid, this reduction reflects the Board's awareness of the public's concern with
higher property taxes. Developing alternative revenue sources and decreasing our dependence on property tax dollars has
been a high priority.
For the eleventh consecutive year, the Village has released surplus funds from the very successful Lake Cook Tax
Increment Financing District. The amount distributed to local government agencies this past year was $6,956,000, bringing
to $72,902,000 the total reallocated since 1990. The Village Center TIF District, while not generating surplus funds,
continues to perform as planned. New buildings are being occupied by various businesses that will generate increased sales
tax, which will benefit the General Fund. Again, I wish to emphasize that, as projected at the beginning of downtown
redevelopment, the Village Center TIF projects have not and will not impose any tax burden on our residents.
We are equally proud that this budget continues our practice of not imposing any new taxes on property owners. Although
Deerfield is a Home Rule municipality, we do not have a Home Rule Sales Tax, Utility Tax or Real Estate Transfer Tax.
Although a decision on its location has not yet been made, the Village remains committed to assisting the Park District in
financing a new Senior Center. This facility is long overdue. A site should be selected through the normal zoning process
and construction begun in this calendar year.
Due to a water rate increase from Highland Park, the Village must increase its water rates from $2.65 to $2.85 per hundred
cubic feet. This is only the second increase since 1992 and will amount to less than $10.00 per quarter for the average
residential water customer. Scavenger rates must also be increased due to a new five-year contract awarded last fall to
Onyx Waste Services. The Iast increase for refuse service was in 1995.
This budget includes funding in the amount of $100,000 as part of the Village's plan to inspect sidewalks and make repairs
in one of the four quadrants on an annual basis. Also included is $34,000 to purchase and install video cameras in each of
the police squad cars. This will allow police officers to record all contacts made while on patrol.
Major capital projects scheduled in this budget are: completion of the new two million gallon underground water reservoir
at Mitchell Park and new transmission line from Highland Park to that facility; streetscape improvements in the two south
quadrants of the downtown, continuation of the Street Rehabilitation Program; the installation of permanent traffic signals
and a redesigned intersection at North Avenue and Waukegan Road; water main replacement on Central Avenue between
Wilmot Road and Castlewood Lane; and a complete renovation of the police department facilities.
This will be my last budget message as Deerfield's Mayor. Nothing gives me more pride in completing thirty-six years as
an elected official than the financial condition of our community. Over the years, we have lived within our resources, built
a solid tax base that supports all local government agencies and earned a AAA tax rating shared with only 60 municipalities
throughout the United States.
As always, I am grateful to the volunteers who serve on our boards and commissions and whose input is critical to our
decision -making They more than anything else define Deerfield .... a community that has always been responsive to and
responsible for the service needs of its citizens.
BERNARD FORREST
Mayor
April 16, 2001 1
Police Beat May 2001
Home Alone
Are They Ready? Can
To never let anyone into your
Your Children...
home without asking your
Your ten-year old comes home
® Be trusted to go straight
permission.
from school, but you don't get
home after school?
home from work until 5:00 P.M.
. Easily use the telephone,
To carry a house key with
He is home alone for those two
locks, and kitchen appli-
them in a safe place. Don't
hours every weekday. What
ances?
leave it under a mat or on a
does he do until you arrive?
. Follow rules and instruc-
ledge outside.
Hopefully his homework. Most
tions well?
likely, he gets a snack or talks on
. Handle unexpected
To never let a caller or a
the phone. Maybe he watches
situations without
person at the door know that
TV. But since you're not there,
panicking?
they're alone.
you worry.
. Stay alone without being
afraid?
How to escape in case of a
Know the three "Ws": Where
fire.
your kids are, What they're do-
Curiosity
ing, and Who they're with.
Are there things in your home
To let you know if anything
that children may be curious
frightens them or makes them
By following these safeguards
about? Take the time to talk
feel uncomfortable.
listed below, you can help ease
to them about the deadly
some of this worry and take
consequences of firearms,
Remember, you're not alone.
measures that will protect your
medicines, alcohol, power
Chances are there are other
kids when you're not around.
tools, cleaning products,
parents in a similar situation.
combustibles, inhalants and
Try to find other resources in
Make sure your kids are old
appliances.
the area. We suggest that you
enough and mature enough to
check with relatives,
care for themselves. Every child
Teach Your "Home
neighbors, friends, parents of
matures at a different rate. Keep
"
Alone Children:
classmates, and after school
in mind that age doesn't nces-
activities. During the summer
sarily correlate to the level of
To check in with you or a
there are camps and activities
responsibility your child can
neighbor immediately after
in the area.
assume.
arriving home.
How to call 911.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
850 Waukegan Road
Bulk Rate
Deerfield, Illinois 60015
U.S.POSTAGE
PAID
Fire/Police Emergency 911
Permit No. 1
Fire Department Non -Emergency ....................... 945-4066
Deerfield, Illinois
CAR/PRE-SORT
Police Department Non -Emergency ..................... 945-8636
Village Hall............................................945-5000
Public Works..........................................317-7245
Web Page ................................... www.deerfield-il.org
POSTAL CUSTOMER
E-mail ................................. deermailC�3deerfield-il.org
STEVEN M. HARRIS, Mayor 940-7533
DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015
TRUSTEES
JERRY KAYNE 945-5320 DEREK RAGONA 945-2291 HARRIET ROSENTHAL 945-3545
WILLIAM S. SEIDEN 945-2442 VERNON E. SWANSON 945-0227
ROBERT D. FRANZ, Village Manager
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Summer 2001 Schedule
PLAZA PLEASURES
at the Farmerg Market
Just a little note 11 B �
11 / Join us at the FARMERS MARKET each Saturday morning for food. friends r funl
aturdags (10:00 a.m.) *indicates projzram is 45 minutes in length
June 23 hummers & Strummers (Ukelele) - Sponsored by McDonalds
June 30 Circus boy* (Variety Stunts) - Sponsored by Sopraffina Marketegfe
July 7 The Doolegs (AmericanArish Folksongs) - Sponsored by CarrAmerica
July 14 Joel Frankel & Jay Wkitehcad* (Folksongs) - Sponsored by CarrAmerica
July 21 Mark Hayward* (Yo-Yo Champion) - Sponsored by Walgreens
July 28 pave Rudolph* (Interactive songs)- Sponsored by Discover Financial
Aug. 4 Chuck Field* (Ventriloquist) - Sponsored by Deerfield Centre L.L.C.
Aug. I I pan Lemonnier - Folksongs & Foolery - Sponsored by Success National Bank
Aug. 18 Steve belliveau's Zany Magic Show* - Sponsored by Il Forno
Aug. 25 The Mike & Ken Show* (Comedy iuggling/Unicycling) - Sponsored by Discover Financial
Sept. 1 blue Light Special (Accoustic) - Sponsored by Fujisawa U.S.A., Inc.
Sept. 8 Jammin' Daddies (Classic Rock) - Sponsored by Il Forno
Holidays on the Village Hall Courtgard
May 28 big band Sound of Deerfield - Sponsored by the Village of Deerfield (9:30 a.m.
July 4 Deerfield Community band - Sponsored by the Village of Deerfield (11:00 a.m.)
General .Sponsors
Amish Furniture Shoppe; Baskin -Robbins 31 Flavors; Cherry Pit Cafe; Coldwell Banker;
Corner Boutique; Dear Franks; Deerfield Auto & Tire; Deerfield Garage; Deerfield Review;
Koenig & Strey Realtors; Lindemann Pharmacy; My Son the Jeweler; Natural Web; Shields
Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. - Ken & Michelle Shields; State Farm Insurance - Doug
Hakanen; State Farm Insurance - Michael Rizzo; Upper Crust Bagels; Beverly E. Viti Salon;
A. W. Zengeler Cleaners; Smugglers at'the Square.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SHOP DEERFIELD FIRST.t
The Village acknowledges with appreciation the participation by all our local merchants and
businesses for their generous contributions, sponsorship, & support of Plaza Pleasures.
The DEERFIELD FARMERS MARKET begins its seventh season on June 23rd and will
operate each Saturday morning until October 13th, from 7:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., rain or shine. The market offers the finest locally grown
fruit and vegetables (including organic); and specialty items such as
freshly baked breads and cookies, fabulous flowers, tasty maple syrup
and honey, and a variety of fresh cheeses, salsas, biscotti and pasta
sauces. The market is located in the commuter parking lot at the
northwest corner of Deerfield Road and Robert York Avenue. There's
plenty of parking along Park Avenue. For more information, call 945-5000 or e-mail us at
topcarrots(aa,aol.com. Also, visit our website at www.deerfield-il.org/farmmkt/farmersmarket.html.
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DEERFIELp
POLICE
Police Beat
POLICE
Traffic Rules for Cyclists
You know that a red octagon
means "stop". But Illinois
requires you, as a bicyclist, to
know and obey all of the state's
traffic signals and pavement
markings. Village ordinance
prohibits bicyclists under the age
of 12 along or on Deerfield .
Road, Waukegan Road, and Lake
Cook Road.
Riding Predictability
On the street, most motorists
follow traffic rules. Traffic flows
smoothly because all the drivers
can predict what each other will
do. A collision usually happens
only when someone does some-
thing abnormal.
When you ride in traffic, you can
maneuver better than the cars
around you. You might be
tempted to ignore traffic rules —
but don't! This is how most
bicyclists get into accidents.
When you break traffic laws, you
put yourself in danger. Motorists
and other cyclists won't know
what you'll do next, making it
harder to avoid you and prevent a
crash. But, if you act like a
vehicle —signaling turns, and
stopping at red lights —drivers
can predict what you'll do.
Being predictable is the key to
safe bicycling in traffic. And, if
you follow traffic rules, motorists
will come to respect bicyclists as
Bicycle Safety
drivers of vehicles —which is
how Illinois law says bicyclists
should act.
Here are the basic rules for riding
predictability:
Be Smart:
Know the traffic safety rules you
should follow. Know when to
yield and when someone should
yield to you. When you're wait-
ing for a car to pass you before
you cross an intersection or
change lanes, the driver might
not realize you're yielding.
Wave at the driver to go ahead.
Pretend You're Invisible:
In some situations —like a car
turning in front of you=it's a
good idea to pretend the driver
doesn't see you. Know in
advance how you'll avoid that
driver. Can you stop in time? If
not, slow down or plan how you
would steer out of the way.
How to decide whether a driver
sees you:
• Watch for the car to move
slower than it would if you
weren't there.
• Look at where the driver's
eyes are. If they're not look-
ing at you, slow down and be
ready to get out of the way.
May 2001
Be Confident:
Learn riding skills so you don't
hesitate in traffic, and always be
courteous. Children should not
ride in the street unless a parent
is confident of their abilities. Of
course, young children should
never ride in the street without
being accompanied by an adult.
Communicate:
Bikes are slower, quieter, and
less visible than most other vehi-
cles. So, you should make drivers
notice you, and try to communi-
cate with them. And because
some bicyclists don't follow traf-
fic laws, drivers don't always
know what you'll do —even if
you think it's obvious. Make
eye contact, signal your moves,
and wave when someone yields.
Bicycle Helmets
You say a helmet is too much of
a hassle? It makes your head
sweat? Gives you hat hair? You
think that you look funny wear-
ing one? Keep in mind that
about 1,000 bicyclists die in
crashes each year —and around
three -fourths die from head inju-
ries. In Deerfield, there is a
Village ordinance that requires
everyone under the age of sixteen
to wear a bicycle helmet.
Regardless of your age it is a
good idea to wear a helmet.