Spring 25 OP Newsletter

INQUIRING MINDS

For homeowners, the one item to inspect yearly is the toilet flapper system. Often the toilet flapper leaks water by not sealing when it is not in use. Flappers become deformed due to age or when the chain gets hung up. The toilet tank runs to fill up and often residents don’t hear it. During colder months, humidifiers often run continuously as well. Software notifies the Village if a home has higher than-normal usage. Homeowners are proactively contacted by the Village so they don’t get an even larger water bill. For questions on water bills, call (708) 403-6170.

Removal of a dead animal is a responsibility of the homeowner. Any concerns about health and safety can be directed to Animal Control at (708) 364-4990.

Construction projects can be Village, utility companies, Oak Lawn, Cook County or IDOT. Notification letters are sent out at the start of Village projects. Updates to projects are on the Village’s website at orlandpark.org/roads.

Further info can be obtained from Engineering and Public Works by email or phone.

Call Public Works at (708) 403-6350 to report damages. Repairs to lawn edge will take place in spring, and a temporary mailbox will be provided until a new mailbox can be installed. The Village can install a standard metal mailbox or owners wanting to select their own mailbox and post can request reimbursement up to $168.86. Brick mailboxes are not approved in parkways, and homeowners choosing to install them do so at their own risk. The standard mailbox would be provided to replace brick mailboxes.

It is best to wait to spray the nest in the evening when it is colder and when they are inactive.

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