2022 Summer

We began our annual yard waste collection for the unincorporated areas in April and will continue through the Thanksgiving week.  The yard waste is processed and allowed to age for a year, becoming compost.  Once the compost has been cooled, we make it available free for everyone within the Township.  Although we quickly ran out of material this spring, we will have more for the autumn months.  Check our Facebook page for availability and keep your eyes open to the stockpiles as this product does move quick and there is a limited supply.  Focused on Earth Day, we continued our popular Tire Amnesty Program to collect unwanted tires from residents in Palatine Township.  We remained focused on green initiatives and consider new programs that might benefit your community.  Although it is summertime, we are already planning for winter.  We organized, accepted, and opened bid documents for a two-year contract of delivered bulk treated rock salt to be used for snow and ice control operations.  Together, we worked with the Village of Inverness in combining our quantities to realize the lowest, responsible unit price.

Back to summer, strong storms seem to appear without warning and can leave a path of debris.  Always have multiple ways to receive alert information such as your cell phone, text messages like Wireless Emergency Alerts, local radio and tv stations, NOAA weather radios, and outdoor sirens.  Know the difference between a watch and a warning.  Watches are meant to keep you alert with an eye on the sky.  While warnings are meant for you to act and look for cover.  A great source for information is weather.gov/lot/severeprepare.  Winds strong enough to damage trees, hail, torrential downpours, and even a brief tornado may occur with the strongest storms.  Road crews are dispatched after the storms to ensure that any obstructed roadways have been cleared.  If damage is extensive, road crews can focus on collecting storm damage from private properties.  Please call to schedule a pickup.  We will only collect storm damage if the debris has been placed with branch or cut side facing the edge of the street.  If you have small brush or branches, please tie them with twine in bundles 4 ft. or less in length and 2 ft. or less in diameter.

As we mentioned in the previous newsletter, we are in the process of coordinating the resurfacing of the roadways within the center of Township located in Lake Park Estates Subdivision.  Earlier this year, we trimmed all the parkway trees for roadway clearance and removed any dead or diseased trees.  Next, we surveyed the roadways for drainage concerns and made corrections needed to ensure positive drainage.  Additionally, we removed and replaced an old 47” x 71” corrugated metal pipe with a 3’ x 6’ concrete box culvert and made some minor creek improvements.   We then installed new high intensity prismatic traffic signs to provide better retro-reflectivity of sight.  Finally, we milled the roadways 2”, inspected, patched, primed, and resurfaced with 2” of asphalt surface course.

Thank you once again for your continued support.  We will continue to ensure that Palatine Township Road District will be available for all your infrastructure concerns and strive to meet your expectations.  We continue to update our website and Facebook pages with information pertaining to permitting, the weather, upcoming and completed projects, and services we offer.  If you have any questions, concerns, or need any additional information regarding our services please feel free to email me at adelmar@palatinetownship-il.gov.