Bolingbrook Budget Cuts Positions, Moves Forward with Capital Projects

The village of Bolingbrook passed a balanced budget this month which cuts some department heads, outsources some work and allows several capital projects to move forward. 

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Bolingbrook previously announced it would cut two department heads to merge four departments into two.

The fire chief position was eliminated; Police Chief Kevin McCarthy will become the Public Safety Director. The director of community development position was also eliminated. The department of community development and public works will also be merged.  

Both Bolingbrook Public Works Director Mike Drey and Director of Community Development Dennis Kowalczyk will retire May 1. The village has not announced who will take over public works and community development. 

The reorganization will reduce payroll expenses including salary and benefits by about $883,000, according to the Bugle.

The village will also outsource the functions of three Payroll and Human Resources employees. Outsourcing will save about $694,000, according to the Bugle.

The budget allows for the village to take on several capital projects in the next year, including (according to the Bugle): 

• the dredging of the Cumberland Pond
• the second phase of the 95th Street bridge project
• the realignment of Canterbury Lane and Delaware and Woodcreek and Canterbury realignment design phases
• the Concord Erosion control project
• sidewalks at Independence Baptist Church and at Kildeer
• traffic signals at Reagan and Plainfield-Naperville Roads, Remington and Territorial and St. James Gate and Joliet Road
• the Riverwoods Erosion control project
• Route 53 landscaping and the Schmidt Road and Woodcreek culvert replacements.

The village will also purchase one fire truck and 16 new police cars, spend $2 million on its street resurfacing program and hire four seasonal code enforcement officers to "assist in keeping up with foreclosed homes," according to the Bugle. 

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