Park Ridge · Public project evidence
Green alley: drainage work with an owner cost share
The September 8 agendas listed a $512,851 construction recommendation and a separate final SSA reading. A September 15 archive review found no linked minutes confirming either outcome.
Documented status: September 8 outcomes awaiting verification. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.
What the source records establish
Source record
Consider the construction award
The September 8 Committee agenda lists the recommended $512,851 contract. The archive checked September 15 links a recording but no minutes; a final Council award or executed contract was not verified.
Source record
Install an infiltrating alley
The design pairs concrete wheel strips with a permeable brick-paver center.
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Owners share the cost
The proposed funding splits costs equally between the City and abutting owners through an SSA. Final individual amounts depend on completed construction cost. Final enactment, an award and any individual bill remain unverified after the September 15 review.
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Start the SSA process, not construction
The March minutes record a 6–0 first-reading motion for SSA 26-112, covering the alley between Belle Plaine and Columbia, Washington to Harrison. Staff described a five-year financing period and a proposed first-year levy of $1.570 per $100 of equalized assessed value.
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A later memo records the hearing and Committee action
The September staff memo reports that the public hearing occurred June 15, no objection petition was filed during the following 60 days, and the Committee approved a motion on August 17 by 7–0. The memo still requests the final Council reading; these earlier steps do not establish that final outcome.
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Receive bids with a separate construction price
Six bids were opened August 20. Staff recommends Acura’s $512,851 bid. The September memo proposes a 50% City / 50% abutting-owner split and says individual costs depend on completed construction cost.
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The September 8 outcomes still need a verified record
September 8 has passed. The Council agenda lists the final SSA reading, while the Committee agenda lists the construction contract. On September 15, the official archive linked agendas and recordings but no minutes for either meeting. The reviewed documents do not establish the final Council action or an executed contract.
Proposals and possible effects
Possible effect
Potential reduction in runoff
Infiltration may reduce local runoff, but this source gives no parcel-specific flood reduction or performance result.
Properties and geography
Alley between Belle Plaine and Columbia, Washington to Harrison. Scope: corridor. U.S. Census geocoder locator for S WASHINGTON AVE & BELLEPLAINE AVE, PARK RIDGE, IL, 60068. This locates an address or named intersection, not a project boundary or an affected area.
Official location sourceExamples on referenced streets. These links do not establish that a parcel is affected, charged, approved or eligible.
Decision timeline
Staff reports public hearing held
The September memorandum reports the hearing and no objection petition in the following 60 days.
Bids invited
Staff issued the construction invitation.
Staff reports a 7–0 Committee motion
The later memorandum records this earlier Committee action and requests a separate final Council reading.
Six bids opened
Staff recommends the lowest responsive bidder.
Award scheduled for consideration
Requested award is $512,851; this is not a recorded approval.
Outcome records rechecked
September 8 agendas and recordings are listed, but no minutes are linked for either meeting; final SSA enactment and the contract award remain unverified.
Funding and who may pay
Conditions and public commitments
No separate condition summary has been reviewed for this project. This is a coverage limit, not evidence that no conditions exist.
Contracts, permits and completion evidence
2026-08-06 · Bids invited
Staff issued the construction invitation.
2026-08-20 · Six bids opened
Staff recommends the lowest responsive bidder.
2026-09-15 · Outcome records rechecked
September 8 agendas and recordings are listed, but no minutes are linked for either meeting; final SSA enactment and the contract award remain unverified.
What changed in this edition
The permanent timeline brings the previously reviewed source records together with funding references, conditions and property context. It does not assert a new project decision or completion after the evidence dates shown above. Future material updates will identify the changed claim and its source.
Open questions and next records
- Verify the September 8 outcomes and any subsequent Council award. Obtain the enacted SSA ordinance, correct parcel exhibit and tax roll before identifying a charge; the posted draft has blank approval fields and an inconsistent cover label.
- Final SSA establishment, contract award, construction completion or an individual levy/bill.
- The legal SSA parcel boundary; nearby parcels cannot be assumed to owe a charge.
- The executed SSA text resolving the draft cover’s Belle Plaine/Stewart label versus Washington/Harrison in the memo and body; the posted draft has blank vote and approval fields.
- A cost overrun: March’s $507,483 estimate included engineering and construction, while September’s $512,851 is a construction bid. Those scopes are not directly comparable.
- September 8 outcome records and any subsequent Council award: The archive has recordings but no linked minutes as of September 15. Verify the SSA vote and distinguish a Committee recommendation from a final Council award.
- Enacted SSA ordinance, parcel exhibit and tax roll: Establish the actual charge boundary, financing terms and levy rather than inferring bills from proximity.
- Executed contract and final construction cost: The staff memo says final owner costs depend on completed construction cost.
Official source records
- September 8 Green Alley contract memorandum
City of Park Ridge · Published 2026-09-08 · Reviewed 2026-09-15 · Page 1, background and recommendation
- September 8 SSA final-reading memorandum and draft ordinance
City of Park Ridge · Published 2026-09-08 · Reviewed 2026-09-15 · PDF page 1, hearing and August 17 Committee action; page 2, inconsistent cover label; page 6, blank vote and approval fields. This is the posted draft, not verified enacted text.
- September 8, 2026 City Council agenda
City of Park Ridge · Published 2026-09-08 · Reviewed 2026-09-15 · Public Works L.2: final reading of SSA No. 26-112
- September 8, 2026 Committee of the Whole agenda
City of Park Ridge · Published 2026-09-08 · Reviewed 2026-09-15 · Public Works A.2: proposed $512,851 contract with Acura, Inc.
- Park Ridge meeting archive: September 8 Council and Committee records
City of Park Ridge · Reviewed 2026-09-15 · September 8 Council and Committee rows link agendas and recordings; their minutes cells were blank on September 15. The September 21 rows had no agenda links at this review.