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Village Hall
70 E. Main Street
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
847-438-5141
LakeZurich.org
Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Upcoming Public
Meetings
Fire and Police Commission
May 17, 2016
Police Department
Planning and Zoning Commission
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Village Hall
Fire Pension Board Special Meeting
Tuesday, Ma 31 2016
Village Hall
9:00 am
Village Board
Monday, June 6, 2016
Village Hall
7:00 pm
Tree Commission
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Community Services Facility
6:30 pm
Community and Police Advisory Committee
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Village Hall
6:30 pm
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Village Hall
6:30 pm
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Village Officials
Village President
Tom Poynton
Trustees
Jeff Halen
Jim Beaudoin
Jonathan Sprawka
Dan Stanovich
John Shaw
Marc Spacone
Village Clerk
Kathleen Johnson
Village Manager
Ray Keller
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 Paulus Park Beach Opens May 28 Breezewald Beach Opens May 30 Get ready for Lake Zurich's 2016 beach season! Our beautiful local beaches offer the community plenty of fun in the sun at a great value. The Paulus Park Spray Ground is almost ready and the wibit inflatables are being filled with air.
Summer beach passes are available now. Beach passes get you access to both beaches (Paulus and Breezewald) from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Daily passes and group rates are available. For details, visit Parks & Recreation at LakeZurich.org.
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Village Board Approves 2016 Road Resurfacing Program
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 $1.5 Million To Be Invested in Lake Zurich Surface Streets
During the May 16 Village Board meeting, Trustees approved the use of non-home rule sales tax funds for the annual road resurfacing program. This year, $1,532,000 of sales taxes will be targeted towards resurfacing almost three miles of street in the following areas:
- The Orchards
- Mossley Hill Estates
- Rand Estates
- Jonquil Estates
- Frontage Road
The annual road resurfacing program consists of pavement resurfacing, concrete repair, and utility structure repair.
Upon completion of the proposed improvements, the road should have a projected service life of 15-20 years.
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Success - Lake Zurich Takes Over Wauconda Dispatch
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 Transition Goes Smoothly
Last week, Lake Zurich's Regional 911 Dispatch Center took over emergency communications for the Village of Wauconda and the Wauconda Fire Protection District.
For the resident's of Wauconda, the change was largely transparent as months of discussion, planning, technology deployment, and training resulted in a smooth transition. Lake Zurich now provides dispatch services to a combined population of 81,278, including Wauconda, Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods, Tower Lakes, Island Lake, the Wauconda Fire Protection District, and the Lake Zurich Fire Protection District.
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Neighborhood Block Parties
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 Plan Your Spring Block Party Now!
Spring has arrived and now is the time to get your neighborhood block party requests submitted to the Village. Block parties are one of those things that help make a community feel like home and the Village wants to encourage family-friendly, safe block parties.
The Village is happy to provide barricades and temporarily close low-traffic streets. We can even have police officers and firefighters stop by for the kids on a fun courtesy visit. Please click below to submit a block party request.
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Bulk Items to Get Rid Of?
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 Waste Management Will Handle It
The Village's refuse and recycling collector, Waste Management, will dispose of certain bulk items at no additional cost. Just place your bulk item at the curb on the same day as your regular trash collection.
A bulk item is a piece of furniture or a residential item that is too large for a container or small amounts of construction materials and carpeting (cut into 4-foot bundles). Please limit your item to no more than 50 pounds and no longer than 7 feet. Call Waste Management in advance to schedule collection of appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, or any large household appliance.
Questions? Call Waste Management at 800-796-9696.
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AAA Bond Rating Reaffirmed
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 Lake Zurich Grabs Top Status
The Village of Lake Zurich has once again received a AAA long-term bond rating on General Obligation debt, a status that will save the residents of Lake Zurich hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned its AAA status to Lake Zurich in response to an upcoming General Obligation bond refinancing, which is expected to save over $700,000 of taxpayer money over the remaining life of the debt.
S&P is calling Lake Zurich's financial outlook "stable" and the management policies of the Village "good." Other specifics that S&P cited for Lake Zurich's solid financial rating include:
- "Strong" budgetary performance, with an operating surplus in the general fund.
- "Very strong" budgetary flexibility, with an available fund balance that is 29% of operating expenditures.
- "Very strong" liquidity, with total government available cash at 58.5% of total governmental fund expenditures.
The AAA rating improves the Village's access to bond markets and capital funds at a lower cost, resulting in savings for taxpayers.
The AAA rating status is the highest attainable bond status a municipality can achieve. Less than 3% of Illinois municipal governments have showed the financial fortitude and good management practices to successfully earn such a distinguished ranking.
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Parkinson's Disease - Walking for a Cure
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The 4th Annual Parkinson's-Team Bev Walk-A-Thon will be held on July 31, 2016 starting at 10:00 am at Scoreboard Bar & Grill. Participants will walk around the lake and meet back at Scoreboard for raffle drawings.
The Parkinson's Walk team includes Mayor Tom Poynton, Senator Dan McConchie, and Ela Township Trustee Lynn O'Brien. Please consider joining the team or donating online here. All proceeds go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
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Cop on Top of Dunkin Donuts - May 20
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 Stop at Dunkin Donuts this Friday to Help Special Olympics
Lake Zurich Police will be the "Cops on Top" at our Dunkin Donuts, 485 South Rand Road on Friday, May 20th from 5 am to 2 pm. Cop on Top is a yearly fundraiser for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. This fun fundraiser has become a tradition and brings awareness to the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. If you make a donation to the Torch Run you will receive a free donut. If you donate at least $10, you will receive a travel mug and a free medium coffee. Other Torch Run Merchandise will be available as well.
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Take Some Steps to Eliminate Sources of Mosquitoes
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 Village Arranges for Mosquito Control
With the spring rains and increasing temperatures, the mosquito population will start to spike. The Village partners with Clarke, an environmental service company that works in public health mosquito control. Monitoring starts each year in June by inspecting local wetlands.
The Village actively tracks the local mosquito population through scientific sampling three times each week to monitor for West Nile Virus. The virus is quite rare, with only 20 human cases in Lake County since 2008.
Your Responsibility
Prevent mosquito breeding on your property and minimize the risk to you and your family to get infected by the West Nile virus.
- Discard old tires, buckets, drums or any water holding containers; poke holes in tires used as bumpers on docks
- Keep roof gutters and downspouts clear of debris
- Keep trash containers covered
- Empty plastic wading pools at least once a week and store indoors when not in use
To report potential mosquito breeding areas, please call the Clarke Mosquito Hotline at 800-942-2555
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Spotlight on Lake Zurich Business - Craving Gyros
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 Downtown Lake Zurich's Newest Restaurant
Downtown Lake Zurich is the new home of Craving Gyros, a Greek-style restaurant on the corner of Main Street and Old Rand Road. Craving Gyros opened in fall of 2015, so it's still one of Lake Zurich's newest places to grab a hot chicken sandwich, succulent gyro, delicious pork kebab platter, or delightful Greek salad. Owned and operated by Bill and Nikki, former owners of Tasty Spin in Buffalo Grove, Craving Gyros offer patrons a generous amount of food and is definitely worth a stop next time you are passing through downtown Lake Zurich. Craving Gyros is open Monday - Saturday, from 11 am to 8 pm, and closed on Sunday.
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Household Chemical Waste Collection - May 21
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