Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Village officials took another look at a request to raze a Route 59 home, but ultimately stuck with their decision to delay the project until the completion of visioning study.
Village officials on Monday made good on a promise to revisit a proposal to demolish a more than century-old Route 59 house — but the outcome was the same for the owner. In August, trustees voted to deny a request to raze the house at 14927 S. Route 59, known as the Carey house, until the village’s Route 59 Visioning study (Vision for Division) is completed. During Monday night’s Committee of the Whole workshop, the consensus of trustees was the same: to wait and see what the study says. Speaking on behalf of his mother, who purchased the home in 1952 with her late husband, Thomas Carey expressed frustration over the continued delay. Last week, Carey asked the village board to reconsider his mother’s request, saying the family would have …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Plainfield homeowner’s son speaks out after board OKs permit to tear down another home along the same corridor.
Three months after denying — for the time being, at least — an application to demolish one aging Route 59 home, the Plainfield village board gave a local business the OK to tear down another. Village officials and staff will take another look at the proposal to tear down the property at the Jan. 14 Committee of the Whole meeting. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. On Monday night, Thomas Carey spoke up, asking the village board why Overman-Jones Funeral Home was given approval to tear town a century-old house to accommodate additional parking, while his parents were told they have to wait to demolish their home at 14927 S. Division St./Route 59. “Another individual came before this board and was immediately granted a demolition …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Built in 1885, the Route 59 house will be razed to create additional parking for Overman-Jones Funeral Home.
A 127-year-old Route 59 home will be torn down to make way for a parking lot. With Mayor Mike Collins casting the deciding vote, the Plainfield Village Board on Monday gave Overman-Jones Funeral Home the OK to demolish the home at 15205 S. Route 59 to expand its existing parking lot by 24 spaces. Village Planner Michael Garrigan said the house, built in 1885 and located north of the funeral home, is identified in the village’s comprehensive plan as part of the business transition district (BTD). The BTD designation encourages property owners to convert homes to low-traffic businesses rather than demolishing them. Get Plainfield news delivered right to your inbox — sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter! Even so, the board voted 3-2 in…
dannymagoo
11:56 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
If the Village and Plainfield Historic Preservation Commission is so concerned why don't they BUY THE CAREYS OUT ? Also don't do it with village funds have the JERKS who propose the Carey's keep holding a property they cant afford BUY IT! It has to be tough telling other people how to spend their money...Talk about Big Brother WOW!!!! more ›