Board Approves Car Wash Project, Ambulance Purchase

Customers will soon be able to get a $3 car wash any time of the day or night at Romeoville businesses.

Trustees signed off on a special use permit to allow Laserwash, located at Phelps and Route 53, to add a 24-hour, $3 car wash lane.

By adding brand-new equipment to the southern wash lane, will be able to offer $3 washes in the north lane, Community Development Director Steve Rockwell said Wednesday.

Owner Bill Klump also plans to offer free vacuuming and will install a brand-new vacuum system enclosed by PVC fencing.

The board also agreed to allow Klump to replace the existing pole sign with a monument LED message board sign. In his request, the business owner said the speed of traffic on Route 53, as well as the angle at which cars pass Laserwash, create a need for a larger sign.

“We always like a business owner to reinvest in our community,” Mayor John Noak said.

According to village documents, Klump said he also plans to hire an additional two full-time employees and one part-time worker.

Board approves ambulance purchase, Edward Hospital agreement

Trustees signed off on a proposal to spend $174,812 on a 2012 Ford F450 Medtec custom ambulance from Foster Coach Sales of Sterling, Illinois.

Fire Chief Kent Adams said the price, negotiated through the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative, is less than the $190,000 budgeted for the new wheels.

Speaking of ambulances, they will soon be able to transport Romeoville patients to in Naperville. The village recently applied to become part of Edward's service area, according to Noak said.

Now that the deal is finalized, first responders should be able to begin transporting patients to the Naperville hospital within the next several months, officials said. Romeoville also has agreements with area hospitals including , Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center and Silver Cross.

Land deal OK'd

Trustees also agreed to purchase a parcel of land at Route 53 and Marquette Drive for $50,000. The location is an entry point to the village, Assistant Village Manager Dawn Caldwell said.

A “Welcome to Romeoville” sign will be erected on the site.