Residents of Darien’s 4th Ward interested in serving their neighbors as an alderman have another chance to seek the position after nobody ran for the post in the April 7 election.
Incumbent Joerg H. Seifert ran instead for mayor, but lost his bid to unseat Mayor Kathleen Weaver, receiving 1,855 votes to Weaver’s 2,456, according to the DuPage County Board of Elections. With the loss, Seifert will be leaving the City Council on May 4 after serving a single four-year term as alderman.
The only requirements to be considered for the appointment is status as a registered voter who has lived in the 4th Ward for at least one year. Anybody interested should submit a letter expressing their interest to Weaver by email (kweaver@darienil.gov.) or regular mail (Mayor Kathleen Weaver, Darien City Hall, 1702 Plainfield Road, Darien IL 60561). The 4th Ward includes mostly the area south of 75th Street between Nantucket adn Sawyer roads. A full map can be viewed at http://www.darien.il.us.
In other news DuPage County highway crews and contractors are preparing to put the finishing touches on the 75th Street widening project, which included adjacent stretches of both Cass Avenue and Plainfield Road. Weaver and other Darien city officials have been anxious to get rid of temporary traffic signals hung from overhead lines at various locations in the work zone – but especially at the intersection of Cass and Plainfield. The northeast corner of that intersection houses the city’s newly installed clock tower and water fountain amenity.
Construction almost done
DuPage County highway crews and contractors are preparing to put the finishing touches on the 75th Street widening project, which included adjacent stretches of both Cass Avenue and Plainfield Road. Weaver and other Darien officials have been anxious to get rid of temporary traffic signals hung from overhead lines at various locations in the work zone, but especially at the intersection of Cass and Plainfield. The northeast corner of that intersection houses the city’s newly installed clock tower and water fountain amenity.
Municipal Services Director Dan Gombac said the county is scheduled to activate the permanent traffic signals between April 23 and 27. Subsequent work will include landscaping and some final concrete work that could not be completed before winter weather took hold last November, he said.
“The good news is that within the next month or so, we should be buttoned up completely, with the majority of the work completed in the next 30 to 45 days,” Gombac said.
Harry Gamble is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
