Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Roadwork is high on the Mokena village board's priority list for the coming year. Also, Mokena is now officially a railroad "quiet zone."
The Mokena Village Board of Trustees discussed budgetary priorities for the 2014 fiscal year on Jan. 14, according to the most recent issue of the village newsletter. Preliminary approval has already been given to numerous projects, including the following: Also in the latest issue of the village newsletter, it was announced that Mokena is now officially a “quiet zone” for trains on the Rock Island rail line. Metra recently removed the pedestrian platform crossing over the tracks directly between the Front Street lot and the downtown station to increase safety before the transition. To read more about implementing a horn-free “quiet zone” in Mokena, click here. For more of the latest news updates from the village, click here. This post …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Metra officials have removed the Front Street pedestrian crossing. The Mokena Street pedestrian crossing is the only one available.
Metra Metropolitan Rail officials have permanently removed the Front Street pedstrian crossing at the Mokena Train Station on Front Street. If you park in the Front Street or Willowcrest Street lots, make sure to give yourself some additional time to access the downtown station’s south platform and board the train. This week, Metra is permanently removing its pedestrian platform crossing over the tracks directly between the Front Street lot and the downtown station, said Kirk Zoellner, assistant village administrator. Metra will also be installing fencing between the train tracks in the immediate vicinity of the downtown station to discourage commuters and other pedestrians from crossing the tracks at any point other than the gated …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Mokena Village Board of Trustees approved the village's 2012 tax levy, approved a contractor for a village-wide tree inventory, and lowered the speed limit on 191st Street at its Nov. 12 meeting.
In a unanimous vote at its Nov. 12 meeting, the Mokena Village Board of Trustees voted to approve the village's proposed 2012 property tax levy. The approved levy is an increase of $71,837—or 4.36 percent—from last year's amount, bringing the total tax levy for 2012 to $1,721,358. The levy comes out to about $0.23 per $100 of equalized assessed value of the property. By way of example, Finance Director Barb Damron said that the village's portion of the property tax bill for a home valued at $300,000 in 2011 would be $215, or about 4 percent of the total tax bill. The other 96 percent of the property tax bill goes to other taxing bodies. "Of every dollar in taxes that a property owner pays, the village only receives four cents of that …
Mr. Mokena
7:32 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I vote yes to raising taxes so we can break ground on a full blown zoo!! We finally can bring a giant panda to IL!! I WILL PERSONALLY CLEAN THE GIANT PANDA'S FECAL MATTER...AT NO CHARGE!!!!! more ›