Received this from a Lakewood resident who has read the agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting: Just a note to pass along. Tomorrow night’s Village of Lakewood board meeting includes the termination of TR Remke without much fanfare. The Village seems … Continue reading
Category Archives: RedTail Golf Club
An article has been published by the Metropolitan Planning Council about cemetery districts: Behind the Numbers: Saving money on cemetery districts Written by Sean Wiley, M.P.P. candidate, University of Chicago Harris School, it somehow missed the at least the Nunda … Continue reading
Some folks don’t take my idea that money could be raised to save Lakewood’s RedTail Golf Club by allowing people and pets to be buried there. I argue that the biggest expense for cemeteries is grounds maintenance. Lakewood already provides … Continue reading
More people showed up at a property tax meeting with Grafton Township Assessor Al Zielinski Wednesday night than attended the AFSCME union rally in the Woodstock Square. The Lakewood Village Board indicated last month that it would invited Zielinski to … Continue reading
Resident surrounding Lakewood’s RedTail Golf Course packed a Village Board meeting that was considering selling the property. The Village Board was intimidated and backed off on the idea. But that didn’t result in enough revenue coming in to solve the … Continue reading
After a zoning hearing on 245 acres of of land being proposed for development by the Chicagoland SportsPlex and a hearing on whether to create a Business District in which sales taxes can be increased, the Lakewood Village Board had … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune ran an article about Chinese investors buying high end golf courses in the Western United States. Got me to thinking that maybe the two golf courses in Lakewood–one owned by the taxpayers, the other privately owned–might think … Continue reading
Sunday, June 8th is the day that Lakewood is showing off its RedTail Golf Course and celebrating living in the village. Bring a can of food and get a free hot dog. That’s what the promotional flyer says. The press … Continue reading
Lakewood Village President Erin Smith’s Spring letter: From the President Dear Neighbors: As I write this article, it is a beautiful and sunny day in the Village of Lakewood. But the bitterly cold weather remains and is a reminder that … Continue reading