The Village’s annual Street Improvement Programs will be kicking off in the next few months. The following subdivisions and locations are scheduled to be completed in the upcoming construction season: Walker’s Grove Subdivision, Century Trace/Auburn Lakes Subdivision (Century Circle & Millennium Pkwy Only), Crossings at Wolf Creek Subdivision (south half), 119th Street (Van Dyke Rd. to Rt. 59), Chatham Square Subdivision (older sections), and the Stewart Ridge Subdivision.

Visit the Village’s Public Improvement Projects map application for additional information on the project limits: https://plainfieldgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html.

The general scope of work and order of construction activities included in the project is the removal and replacement of selected areas of concrete sidewalk, installation of new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter removal and replacement, drainage improvements, pavement grinding and resurfacing, pavement striping, and roadway sign replacements. Overall project completion is scheduled for September.

During sidewalk and curb replacements, some driveways will require closure. This is necessary to stage construction operations and to allow the concrete enough time to cure properly. Every effort will be made to provide advance notification of any driveway closures.

Regular project updates will be made available throughout construction on the Village’s website, in Village E-News (email) updates, and sent directly to the HOA contacts. Additional information regarding the project can be found on the Village website under the Street Improvement Program Tab.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding this work, please call Public Works at (815) 436-3577 or email [email protected]. Accessibility concerns due to a disability or medical condition will be accommodated to the fullest extent possible.

Dates to be posted.

Keep the community safe by getting to know your neighbors and reporting suspicious activity you may see in the area to the Police Department. Turn on your exterior lights when it’s dark out!

Please pick up after your pet as soon as it “does its business!” Also, pets must be leashed at all times when outside.

The lawn maintenance season for the common areas begins on 4/15 of each year and concludes on 11/15 of the same year. Unit Owners are responsible for maintaining their own lawns, shrubs and trees.

Please fill out the architectural change request form and obtain prior written consent for all exterior modifications.

Please store your garbage and recycling containers inside your unit at all times other than the period beginning the evening prior to and ending on the evening of your scheduled pick-up. Keep the community beautiful…Pick up and properly dispose of trash! Weigh your items down on trash pick-up day to prevent them from blowing around. Pick up free newspapers and properly dispose of them instead of letting them accumulate on your driveway!

Each winter, mice and other rodents invade an estimated 21 million homes in the United States. In most cases, mice enter our homes between October and February looking for food, water and shelter from the cold. Mice eat between 15 and 20 times a day. They usually build their homes near a food source for easy access to snacking. Because mice love food and are fantastic climbers, food in your pantry should be kept in hard sealed containers. Mice are also great jumpers and swimmers. They can jump almost a foot in the air. Mice have the ability to squeeze into very tight spaces. People often wonder how mice entered their home. Any small crack is an opening for them so sealing all cracks and crevices is very important. A female house mouse can give birth when she is two months old and is able to have to up to a dozen babies every three weeks. If you see one mouse, it’s very likely that there are more.