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Maywood To Embark On $2.1M In Alley, Street Improvements This Summer


Friday, February 21, 2020 || By Michael Romain || @maywoodnews 

This summer, workers will begin and complete roughly $2.1 million worth of alley and street improvements in Maywood. During a regular meeting on Jan. 21, the village board voted unanimously to authorize the work.

Three alleys and four stretches of residential roadway in the village will see improvements. During the Jan. 21 meeting, Maywood Village Manager Willie Norfleet Jr. said that the village may add funds for two more alleys during the upcoming budget process. All of the construction work will be funded through the Madison Street Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, officials said.

The breakdown of costs for the construction of selected alleys and roadways in Maywood that are poised for improvements this summer. | Village Free Press/Data: Village of Maywood, Hancock Engineering 

“I do know that people have asked for 13th Avenue and 14th Avenue, from Randolph to Washington,” Norfleet said, before audience members called out another alley needing repairs located near 15th and Madison. Trustee Isiah Brandon advocated for the alley on the 900 block of 9th Avenue.

“It falls within the Madison St. TIF and touches Madison Street,” Brandon said. “I’ve been bringing this alley up for the last two years.”

Norfleet said that only part of the alley may qualify for TIF funding, before indicating that officials will look into the matter in the future.

Alleys between 9th and 10th avenues, near Harvard Street, in Maywood. The photos were taken by residents in the area after heavy raining in January. The two alleys, which are not slated for improvements, fall outside of the Madison Street TIF. | Photos submitted. 

The subject of alley repairs has been a sore point for residents in areas that are outside of TIF districts, where funding for infrastructure repairs are much harder to come by due to the fact that the village does not have sufficient funding outside of TIF dollars or matching grants to pay for the improvements, village officials have explained. 

Construction on the streets and alleys is scheduled to start June 1 and should be completed by Sept. 30, village officials said. 

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