Village Board: Tear Down That Lumber Yard!

The deteriorated buildings slightly northeast of Route 30 and Cedar Road will finally be torn down soon.

On Sept. 12, the approved a bid to demolish the old New Lenox Lumber yard. Brian Rigsby, of Rigsby Builders, is the current property owner but unable to pay for the demolition right now. The village agreed to front the money and will lien the site to recover the cost of the work later.

"It's an eyesore and a safety hazard," Mayor Tim Baldermann said.

The village received three bids and decided on JM Construction Company in Broadview. The cost of $14,000 was the lowest of the three bids.

Rigsby was given one year to take down all the lumber yard buildings, but that clock ran out in May. The Hickory Creek there, however, has been subject to terrible flooding over the years and the village first conducted studies to ensure that it doesn’t get worse when the buildings are down.