Sometimes the path to innovation in government comes in the back door. That’s OK. So long as it comes.
River Forest village government, anticipating the end of this crushing recession, is looking anew at the languishing, maybe even decaying, old Edward Hines Lumberyard on Madison Street. What sort of major development might go on this large parcel? And could a bigger, better development be lured if the site grew by including the worn down village public works building adjacent to the north?
But instead of just finding a new site for a truck garage, River Forest is considering the opportunity of sharing public works space with a neighboring town. That’s good. Even better would be sharing a public works department with a neighboring town. Save on management, labor, trucks, housing. Time to save. Time to innovate.