Village of Orland Park Budget in Brief FY 2023

PUBLIC WORKS

PUBLIC WORKS

and Orland Park Health & Fitness Center automation system (BAS) upgrades; Main Pump Station mechanical repairs; Police Department emergency lighting and UPS system upgrades; new teacher’s cabinets in FLC; Sportsplex new barrel roofs and hydrants, loading dock repairs, new LED lighting and court resurfacing; Civic Center and Park Pavilions roof repairs; and Public Work HVAC and LED lighting installations, wash bay improvements, and fuel island and vehicle lift repairs. Architectural and engineering designs were also completed to prepare for 2023 including Sportsplex HVAC improvements; Franklin Loebe Center (FLC) HVAC and water heater upgrades; and soffit repairs at Village Hall, FLC, and Civic Center, Rec Admin Ramp repairs, Sportsplex locker room renovations. Additional designs in 2023 will include Village Hall HVAC/boiler and Health & Fitness Center roof top units for 2024 work. Centennial Park Aquatic Center upgrades included recoating and repainting of slides, T-pool Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGBA) grate upgrades and vertical turbine upgrades, and new chemical controllers. In 2023, remaining slides exteriors will be painted; three (3) meter platform repaired; and new vertical turbines, LED lighting, countertops, mirrors and sinks installed. Visit orlandpark.org/publicworks to read more about the Village's Public Works Department.

The mission of the Public Works Department is to ensure the integrity and safety of the Village’s infrastructure, such as facilities, parks, pool, forestry, roads, bridges, sidewalks, water distribution, sanitary sewer, storm water collection systems, vehicles and equipment, and transportation; utilizing safe and well maintained equipment; executing in a cost effective manner; and preserving natural resources for present and future generations. Public Works staff and contractors planted two hundred twenty (220) new trees throughout the Village. Over thirty- three thousand (33,000) trees located in Village’s parks, parkways, and facilities were inventoried and assessed with the help of the Morton Arboretum and Great Lakes Urban Forestry, which completed a comprehensive tree management plan. The Village plans on continuing tree planting in parks, parkways, and facilities in 2023, focusing on diversifying away from maple trees and replenishing the urban tree canopy. The Village of Orland Park’s Adopt-A-Park Program has adopted twenty-three (23) out of fifty-six (56) parks to date. Designed to encourage the community to work hands-on to help keep the Village parks clean, safe, and attractive, the program offers the opportunity for people to get more involved in their community in a way that promotes civic pride, appreciation, and awareness. Adoptions are available for the remaining parks.

The Village completed a park assessment in 2019, which highlighted each Village park for condition, accessibility, and security. The Village has fifty-six (56) playgrounds and forty-six (46) pavilions, of which sixteen (16) playgrounds were replaced over last three (3) years. Six (6) more parks are planned in 2023 bring total up to twenty-three (23) new playgrounds. In addition, six (6) park pavilions were completed in 2022, and five (5) more planned for next year. The Humphrey Woods are an isolated woodland and remnant of the past located just west of the Village Center campus. The twenty-five (25) acre site is home to the historic Hostert Cabins, dating back to the 1800s and the founding of the Village, along with hundreds of species of plants and trees in excess of two hundred (200) years old. The Village has long recognized Humphrey Woods as a valuable natural and historical resource. The Village has been working since 2019 to assess the diverse plant and cover types, plan and budget for restoration of the woods, and execute a restoration project over the next five (5) years to remove invasive insects, plants, and trees; improve local wildlife; and increase people’s experience with native plants and animals. Village facilities received building repairs and renovations which included Village Hall improvements in the Finance department, Board room, and generator; Civic Center

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VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET IN BRIEF

VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK | FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET IN BRIEF