coffee & conversation
with the
village board

Every 1st Saturday of the Month

Village Hall
2nd Floor
9:00 a.m.

What would you do...?

The majority of Americans don't know...

If you answered "no" to any of the above questions, you're not alone. The vast majority of Americans don't know how to perform CPR or know the signs of a stroke or heart attack. But you will know after you attend Family and Friends CPR on June 2!

Sign up today for this FREE American Heart Assn. class being taught by Villa Park Fire Department Paramedics. Anyone over the age of 11 can register.

Registration is required so call (630) 833-5350 to reserve your seat today! PLEASE NOTE: This class will not fulfill CPR/AED certification requirements

Planning a home improvement job? Planting a tree? Installing a fence or deck? WAIT! Here's what you need to know first:

Whether you are planning to do it yourself or hire a professional, smart digging means calling 811 before each job. Homeowners often make risky assumptions about whether or not they should get their utility lines marked, but every digging job requires a call – even small projects like planting trees and shrubs.

Damage to underground utility lines is a major problem in the United States. Incidents caused by unsafe digging practices can compromise community safety and disconnect people from critical services.

Call JULIE first. (Joint Underground Locating Information for Excavators)

Find out how it works. For more information, please visit http://call811.com or JULIE Illinois One-Call System at http://www.illinois1call.com.

As of January 1, 2012, Illinois law prohibits electronic devices from being collected for disposal in Illinois landfills. Businesses and residents will no longer be able to set out certain electronic components for disposal, and waste haulers will be prohibited from collecting such items for final disposal in a landfill.

The Village of Villa Park is coordinating with Roy Strom the Village's, waste hauler, to assist the Village and ensure residents and local businesses have an alternate disposal option. To meet the objective the Village is starting E-Waste "the right way" a program designed to provide a convenient, "no cost", environmentally responsible solution for the community. A registered IEPA collector, recycler and refurbisher of electronic waste will properly process program accepted electronics.

The Village's alternative disposal solution, E-Waste "the right way" will accept state landfill banned electronic items, and the additional business office, household, and entertainment electronics noted in the captioned area that are generated by residents and local businesses, at no cost.

The Village's "FREE" drop off site for program accepted electronic components (listed) is conveniently located 200 feet west of Village Hall on the north side of Home Avenue.

Questions about the program
Call Public Works: 630-834-8505

IL Electronic Recycling & Reuse Act

President Cullerton and the Villa Park Board of Trustees are pleased to announce that the Adopt-A-Hydrant Program has been a success, raising more than $3,000.00 in funds for the Villa Park Fire Department. Village President Cullerton explains "the program to adopt a fire hydrant is a community service project presented by local Joey Egan and executed by Village staff to benefit the Villa Park Fire Department."

The program was open to residents, organizations, and businesses until October 1, 2011 and ended with the adoption of 140 hydrants. At the end of the program awards were provided for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners based on the design and execution of their adopted hydrant. The winners are: First Place - Rich Biagioli, Second Place - Keith Sprovieri and Third Place - Heidi Laso. Visit Trib Local to view photos of winners.

To enjoy the completed hydrants visit the photo gallery found on the Village of Villa Park's Photo Gallery.

The world has gone digital. Internet service has become essential for success. That's why Comcast has created Internet Essentials. It's available to households with Children who receive free school lunches under the National School Lunch Program.

While participating in Internet Essentials, customers will receive:

• Affordable Internet - $9.95 a month + tax
• No price increases
• No activation fees
• No equipment rental fees
• A low-cost computer available at initial enrollment
• Free Internet training

Sign up at:
Call toll-free: 1-855-8-INTERNET
(1-855-846-8376)

For more information visit:
InternetEssentials.com

The Villa Park Police Department, in conjunction with DuPage Public Safety Communications (DuComm), is pleased to announce a potentially life-saving service that will soon be ready for use by the public. The implementation of this service has the potential to save lives by helping to improve 9-1-1 response to emergency calls made from cellular telephones.

This new technology, known as Smart911, requires citizens to voluntarily register their cellular phone numbers via the Smart911 web site. Once citizens sign up, any 9-1-1 call they make from their registered cellular device will include important personal information that goes directly to the dispatcher. The dispatcher in turn will pass on pertinent information directly to first responders. Citizens will provide the information about themselves and their families when they register. Such information could include medical conditions and alerts, children's photographs, home and work addresses of mobile phone callers, disabilities or other rescue-related information, locations for a child's room in the home, and any other useful information designed to assist emergency responders and to help locate the caller. Emergency access to information such as this can help 9-1-1 operators and first responders address issues faster and more efficiently.

The emergency information collected is kept in a secure facility and only made available to our 9-1-1 operators and first responders when the cellular device is used to call a 9-1-1 center equipped with the Smart911 technology. Chief John Heidelmeier strongly encourages all citizens living or working within Villa Park to register for this free service. We would also like to enlist your assistance in spreading the word about the Smart911 service. Helping to get citizens signed up can save lives. Please take the time to register and pass the information on to your family and friends. Please visit info.smart911 to register.

For further information please contact Officer Tyson Johnson at
(630)592-6109 or email at tjohnson@vppd.org.

Please visit Preserving Every Drop, the website developed to promote the DuPage Water Commission's Water Conservation and Protection Program (WCAPP). The purpose of the WCAPP is to provide all water users in DuPage County with a consistent message about water conservation and provide DWC customers with the tools needed to be good stewards of our finite water supply. The program's overall goal is to achieve a 10% reduction in water use per person within 10 years. Click Here to learn how YOU can help.

Calculate How Much Water You Use

Visit our Public Works Department for more information.

The Village of Villa Park is pleased to announce the addition of two Paper Retriever Recycling containers. These containers are located at Lufkin Pool, 1000 South Ardmore and next to the Village Hall parking lot, 28 West Home Avenue.

Residents are encouraged to bring their unwanted newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, office and school papers to these receptacles for recycling. All proceeds from the recycling effort will help support the Fish Re-Stocking Program in all Village ponds.

For additional information regarding the Paper Retriever Recycling Program, please contact Marlon Hummell at 630.834.3051 or email MarlonHummell@vprd.org.