HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 702 - 8/4/1970 - FIRE STATIONORDINANCE NO. 702
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE
PROCEEDS OF VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF
DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING A FIRE STATION ON
A SITE LOCATED APPRO=,LA7'ELY 200 FEET WEST
OF BUSSE ROAD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENLEAF
AVENUE AND AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE TREASURER
TO RELEASE FUNDS FROM SAID PROCEEDS FOR
SAID PURPOSES
WHEREAS, on November 12, 1968, the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and DuPage Counties,
Illinois, duly approved, adopted and passed Ordinance No. 578; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance provided, inter alia, that the proposed
site for the construction of one of the fire stations contemplated
by said Ordinance would be located on realty owned by the Village,
this site being located on Greenleaf Avenue, approxim-tely 200 feet
East of the East line of Route 83; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance provided for a referendu.n to submit to
the electors of the Village the proposition of issuing General
Obligation Bonds as a means of financing the cost of all the,improve-
ment contemplated in said Ordinance, which proposition received
the approval of the majority of the electors voting thereon and
which General Obligation Bonds were issued and the proceeds from
the sale thereof deposited with the Treasurer of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village
have been advised by the Fire Chief for the Village that the proposed
site for the construction of the one fire station referred to above
is now considered to be inadequate for the erection of a safe and
efficient fire station for the following reasons, to wit:
1. The size of the site would require a two-story
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building to house necessary personnel and equipment.
2. The building would leave only a narrow amount of
land for driveways and would require fire vehicles to use
Greenleaf- Avenue to properly enter the building, thereby
disrupting traffic on Greenleaf- Avenue, causing unsafe
conditions for motorists and firemen and delay the exit
of fire apparatus from the station.
3. The two-story building would require Fire Department
personnel to use two slide poles as access to fire vehicles
from living quarters and the use of said poles subjects said
personnel to additional hazards.
4. This site, if developed, could not provide an area
to be used for the continued training of present Fire
Department personnel, which training is essential to the
development and utilization of new fire fighting techniques,
the mastering of the use of new equipment, or the training
of novice Department personnel; and
WHEREAS, land adjacent to the site referred to above cannot
economically be obtained in order to avoid the unsafeties and
inefficiences which will occur if said site is used for the erection
of the one fire station; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village
have been advised that the Village can economically obtain a site
for the fire station, this site being located approximately 200
feet West of Busse Road on the South side of Greenleaf Avenue in
the Village and in close proximity to the site proposed in
Ordinance Number 578; and
WHEREAS, the funds to purchase the proposed site will be
obtained from the General Corperate Revenues of the Village; and
WHEREAS, the proposed site is better suited for.the construction
of the one fire station for the following reasons, to wit:
1. The lot is adequate in both width and depth
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to accommodate a fire station constructed at standards to
assure safe and efficient fire protection for the Village
in the same area which would be served by a fire station
located at the site originally selected.
2. A one-story fire station with adequate space to
house Fire Department personnel and equipment on the same
level can be erected due to the size of the proposed site,
thereby providing for a faster response to calls and
avoiding subjecting personnel to injuries arising from
the use of sliding poles.
3. The size of the proposed site will provide
sufficient area to allow Fire Department equipmenttn be
maneuvered during ingress and egress from the station
without delay or danger to either the public or the
Department equipment and personnel.
4. The proposed site has sufficient size to conduct
training maneuvers for present personnel and equipment,
the mastering of new equipment and fire fighting techniques
and the training of novice Department personnel.
S. The proposed site contains sufficient size to
allow for expansion of the fire station at a future date; and
WHEREAS, erection of the one fire station on the proposed
site, for the reasons stated above, will provide the Village of
Elk Grove Village with a much higher level of effective fire
protection at a lesser long term cost than the site proposed in
Ordinance Number 578.
NOW: THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President. and the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and
DuPage Counties, Illinois, as follows:
Section 1: That there is hereby appropriated from the funds
from the proceeds of the sale of the General Obligation Bonds
issued pursuant to the approval of the majority of the electors
voting in the referendum held per Village of Elk Grove Village
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Ordinance Number 578 funds to design and construct a Fire Station
on a site located approximately 200 feet West of Busse Road on the
South side of Greenleaf Avenue in Elk Grove Village.
Section 2: That the Treasurer of the Village be and is hereby
authorized to release funds from the proceeds of the sale of the
General Obligation Bonds issued pursuant to the approval of the
majority of the electors voting on the referendum held per Village
of Elk Grove Village Ordinance Number 578 to design and construct
one of the fire stations provided for in said Ordinance on a site
being located approximately 200 feet West of Busse Road on the
South side of Greenleaf Avenue in the Village of Elk Grove Village.
Section 3: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and approval, and publication
according to law.
PASSED this 4th day of August 1970.
APPROVED this 4th day of
VOTES:
AYES
6
NAYS
0
ABSENT
0
Jack D Pahl
Village President
ATTEST:
Eleanor G. Turner
Village Clerk
1970.
Published in the Elk Grove Herald and DuPage County Register August 12, 1970,
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