During my almost two years in office, it has been a pleasure serving the Village as Treasurer and now Vice-Chair. When I was voted into office in April 2023, the Village was strategically not on a good path. In fact, there really was no strategic plan and the finances had been neglected for a long time, so the newly elected 2023 board of trustees came together and created a new strategic plan that would point the village in a better direction and lead us down the path of success and stronger financial position. After creating the plan, we then put the plan in motion, became project managers, and spent many hours tackling projects one by one. Needless to say, 2023 was a pivotal year for the Village of Oakwood Park. Our hard work in 2023 laid the foundation for the projects that followed, and now in 2025 we are preparing to complete the bond financing for our infrastructure improvements. The bond project is the first project of its kind that the Village has tackled in several decades, and we are proud that we can share so many accomplishments like this with you!
As you review the Project List below, please give a round of applause for the Village board of trustees, our friends and neighbors, who served during this time and made all of this happen: