On Thursday, January 20th, Mayor William F. Murphy presented the annual State of the Village address to a crowd gathered at Bobak’s Signature Room in the Seven Bridges development.  The presentation, entitled The Strength of Our Business Community, highlighted efforts made by the Village to support the business community, new developments and businesses in the Village, community events supported by Woodridge businesses, companies that have a longstanding history of operating in the Village, and future efforts targeted to continue collaboration with local businesses to ensure their success.

The presentation concluded with the recognition of six businesses that have been in Woodridge for over 25 years.  The businesses include Rosati’s Pizza, Village Barbers, Jewel Osco, Wilton, Swimmers Edge, and Paolucci Jewelers.  Thank you to the attendees and Woodridge Area Chamber of Commerce for holding the breakfast.  Click on the following links for a copy of the Mayor’s script and the presentation slides.

The Village of Woodridge and the ProLogis Foundation have up to five $1,000 awards for Woodridge High School Seniors attending college in the fall. The primary criteria for applicants are: Woodridge residency, good citizenship, leadership potential, community or campus involvement, and academic excellence. Scholarship applications are judged by a panel of educators selected by the Mayor of the Village of Woodridge. Applications and the scholarship brochure can be found in high school guidance offices, at the Woodridge Village Hall or online. Click here for the brochure and here for the application. Completed applications must be returned to the high school guidance office by February 24th. If you have any questions, please contact Leslie Davies at (630) 719-4706.

The Village recently held one of its semi-annual blood drives in collaboration with Heartland Blood Center. A total of 29 people generously volunteered to donate blood that will help those in need. Did you know that a single donation of blood can help save the lives of up to 3 people, and up to 4.5 million American lives are saved each year by blood transfusions? The event was made possible through the efforts of many Village staff that volunteered their time to support the event.

The Village of Woodridge has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking statements of qualifications from qualified developers/operators to own, develop, and operate an independent senior housing facility on the 3.4 acre Village-owned parcel located in the Janes Avenue neighborhood of the Village.

The Village is seeking statements of qualifications from developers/operators capable of:

• Developing an 80-120 unit independent living senior housing facility;
  
• Providing either affordable or market rate housing, or some combination thereof;
  
• Providing quality on-site services coordination and resident support;
  
• Integrating the development programmatically with existing services provided by the Woodridge Park District and Community Resource Center.

The submittal deadline is February 13, 2012 at 4:00 PM. 
 
For complete details on the RFQ, please visit the Village’s website at www.vil.woodridge.il.us/RFQSeniorHousing.aspx.