By Jeff Vorva
The Village of Beecher Board of Trustees swore in Brian Diachenko to be its newest trustee. Joseph Gianatti resigned in July, and Diachenko was appointed at the September 9 board meeting.
Diachenko should be able to help with some technical issues the village may encounter, as his experience includes being Homewood-Flossmoor High School’s audio-visual technician.
It’s been a lively year for comings and goings on the board.
In March, Trustee Ben Juzeszyn resigned and soon thereafter was replaced on the board by David Weissbohn. Both Juzeszyn and Gianatti said they left the board for family reasons and said they enjoyed working on the board.
Lennar Homes denied
The board denied a request from Lennar Homes to make changes to the planned use development ordinance that includes the Hunter’s Chase East subdivision. The request never got to the voting stage. A motion was made, but there was no second, so the proposal died.
Lennar wanted to change the percentage of brick required at the front of houses to from 60 percent to 25 percent to save money for customers.
Summer fun is ending
The board announced the splash pad will close for the season on September 30. Also, the pickleball courts will be closed to the public on November 25.
Holiday cheer
It’s official – the annual holiday tree lighting ceremony will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on December 1. Details of some of the activities during the event will be announced at a later date.
There also was discussion on putting up holiday banners on light poles on Penfield Street. The village could put up simple banners on the poles, or businesses could put up their own banners with their names on them.
There has been no clear decision yet, but trustees are doubtful businesses will be able to get banners done in time for the holidays and suggested they shoot for 2025.