Nearing The Home Stretch

Work will be wrapping up for the season within the next few weeks in Public lots 2 & 3. There is still a bit of landscaping work that needs to be done including stone walking paths in the islands and a few additional plantings. The trees and larger plants are in and they look fantastic. Light poles should start to go up later this week; the refurbished poles are going to look great on the new decorative concrete bases. Once the landscaping and lighting is completed we are left with only needing to mill, pave and stripe. Unfortunately milling, paving and striping is going to have to wait until the spring of 2012. Temperatures are already below the minimum temperature required to pave. By the end of this week both lots 2 & 3 and Grove Street will be patched where underground work was completed for lighting and storm sewer work.
The lots will be open and cleaned-up for the Downtown Hollyday Open Houses this weekend.
Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation as improvements are being made.
As always if you have questions or concerns please contact Joel Maurer, Engineer for the City of DeKalb at 815-748-2000 or Lindsey Engelsman at the Re:New DeKalb office at 815-748-7788.