01/07/22 Letter from the Mayor

What a year!  I’m finally getting my feet on the ground as Mayor.  With a wonderful staff at Village Hall, knowledgeable consultants, and a Police Department to be proud of, I am truly in a good place.  Looking forward there are some grand opportunities – and challenges – for Riverwoods.  

There are some important projects still in process:  water meter updates and the hazardous tree survey.  These important projects do not happen every year, or even every other year. Not everyone is impacted by these projects, but both are important to our community.  And both will take some time to complete.  And both will take patience – for satisfying water billing questions even if you are not impacted by the meter change, and for removing or pruning hazardous trees that may be in your area.

The hazardous tree survey is done every three years or so.  The purpose of the survey is to identify trees and large limbs that could fall onto Village streets blocking access.  Trees were marked by red paint for removal or green paint for pruning and notices have been sent to the owners.  Work is scheduled to begin around January 10, and completed by March 30.  New this time is the relationship with Lucas Landscape and Design.  The Village has obtained competitive pricing for Riverwoods residents from Lucas that is detailed in your personalized resident letter.  This program is solely for hazardous tree removal.    

We are also in the process of updating and revising our website.  Trustee Dikin has been leading this important project, and we are nearing completion.  It is no simple task so again we ask for patience.

We are hopeful that the COVID restrictions will be relaxed sometime soon so we can return to more normal activities, like reviving the spring Riverwoods Clean Up Day.  

Respectfully,

Kris Ford