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December 29, 2015
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Upcoming Events
Holiday Light Recycling Program
ComEd Hosting Open House Meetings
Resolve to be Safe: Sign Up for Smart911

 Community Coupons  
Upcoming Events

December 29: Schaumburg Township Assessor's Office hosting tax appeal seminar, 6:30 p.m. at Schaumburg Township Hall, 1 Illinois Blvd., Hoffman Estates. The open appeal process runs through January 8 in Cook County.


Holiday Light Recycling Program
 Roselle residents can recycle broken and tangled strands of non-working holiday lights through a program sponsored by the Village of Roselle. Bring unusable indoor, outdoor, LED, or specialty holiday lights to the holiday light recycling drop boxes located at Village Hall, 31 S. Prospect St., and at Clauss Recreation Center, 555 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

Tangled Lights

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ComEd Proposing New High-Voltage Lines in Roselle Along I-390
Electrical Wires
ComEd will host several open house meetings in January to present plans for its West Central Reliability Project, which includes the installation of a new 138kV electric line from its Bartlett substation to the substation in Itasca. The high-voltage line is proposed to run through Roselle, along the south side of the I-390 corridor.

The open house meetings will provide details on the $58 million project, including pole heights, pole placements, and the impact of the project on the surrounding communities. The open houses will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the following schedule:
  • January 5 at the Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center, 505 N. Springinsguth Rd., Schaumburg;
  • January 14 at American Legion Post 1084, 344 E. Maple Ave., Roselle;
  • January 19 at the Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center, 505 N. Springinsguth Rd., Schaumburg;
  • January 27 at American Legion Post 1084, 344 E. Maple Ave., Roselle.

More information about the West Central Reliability Project is available on the ComEd website. 

Resolve To Be Safe In 2016: Sign Up for Smart911  
Smart911
As the new year draws near, the Village's emergency communications provider, DU-COMM, in partnership with DuPage County, is urging Roselle residents to "resolve to be safe" and sign up for Smart911.

Smart911 is a free, confidential service that allows users to create a profile that is activated in participating dispatch centers when a person dials 911. The electronic safety profile provides essential household information about family members, your home, pets and vehicles. This information will display automatically on the 911 call taker's screen when users make an emergency call. It's private and secure, and users control what information is in their profile.

Because more than 70% of 911 calls come from mobile phones, the phone's exact location can't always be determined by GPS from a cell tower. Smart911's enhanced service displays the listed address of the mobile phone in the profile and can track the call via GPS, even if the call is disconnected. 
What information can be included in a Smart911 Profile?
Anything a user thinks could be useful, including:
  • Family members' ages, photos or physical descriptions.
  • Information about their home, including address, utility shutoff valves and keyholders.
  • Medical information, such as medications, medical conditions or disabilities.
  • Special considerations like language restrictions, restraining orders or rescue notes.
The cost of Smart911 software in DuPage is supported through the 911 surcharge on phone bills. Information provided is confidential and available only to emergency responders during a 911 call. Learn more about Smart911 on the DuPage ETSB website.
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