Pleasantdale Elementary and Willow Springs School are Safe Routes to School Grant Winners!!

A year of hard work and countless hours by former Village of Willow Spring Public Works Director Jim Chevalier and Administrative Assistant Gina Scaletta-Nelson has finally paid off!

Pleasantdale Elementary School and Willow Springs School are the beneficiaries of over $399,530 in grant money to build sidewalks and safe crosswalks on the routes to schools.

The grant money for Pleasantdale Elementary School is to be used as follows:

• Sidewalk construction is on the west side of School Street from German Church Road to the school and on the south side of German Church Road from Wolf Road to Willow West Drive.
• Flashing beacons/lights to slow traffic on German Church Road east and west of School Street.
• A striped crosswalk on German Church Road at School Street.

The grant money for Willow Springs School is for the following:

• Sidewalk construction on Nolton Ave. from Archer Ave. to Prospect.
• Sidewalk construction on the south side of Archer Ave. from Nolton to Willow Lane.
• Flashing beacons/lights on Archer Ave. in front of the school and on Nolton alongside the school.

A big thanks to the following Safe Routes To School team members who were a part of this grant effort:

Jim Chevalier, Gina Scaletta-Nelson, Matt Vandercar, Bob Mesec, Abagail Carlson, Brad Martin, Sharon Rak, Kenny Carlson, Linda Thorell, Karen O'Halloran, Roger Alexander, Isabel Carlson, Sierra Nelson, Aubrianna Nelson, Rosalyn Epting-Wendt, Karen Triezenberg, Frank Patrick, Stephanie VanWagner, Joan Jenkins, Alexandra Baczynski, Nick DeFronzo, Kaitlin Krzos, Katie Casper


Please contact the Village of Willow Springs at 708-467-3700 for a timeline on these construction projects.