1. Sadly, 2014 will bring another flood to Lisle. Good news, however, is that the flood will not be as bad as 2013 despite higher rainfalls. Residents will again question the impact of the Rt 53 -St. Joseph's Creek bridge construction as cause for the severity of the 2013 Lisle flood.
2. Although 2014 is not a election year for local government, there will be a change on the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lisle. At lest one of the 7 members will resign, possibly the mayor. The Village manager will announce his retirement and the finance director will be appointed as the new Village Manager.
3. The Lockformer property will remain vacant for yet another year but interest in using the property for production of medical marijuana will cause controversy.
4. The Lisle Library will plan a $20 Million referendum for a new library (community center) even as more residents switch to reading e-books. Residents will form opposition groups. The library director will resign to take a job in another state.
5. The Lisle Park District will pass its first ever flat or lowered tax levy in December 2014. The park District will sell the land purchased on Leask Lane to a land developer who wants to build more apartments in Lisle.
6. Lisle residents will learn that local governments have been monitoring and tracking personal data.
7. Navistar will file bankruptcy.
8. The puppy protestors will ramp up their efforts, but the Village of Lisle will continue to do nothing.
9. The Village of Lisle will implement another TIF District... On Main Street.. The Village will purchase the closed Marathon gas station and begin eminent domain legal action to take the shopping center on Main St (where Weldon's and that puppy place are located) for the purpose of economic
development.
10. There will be much talk of a "Strategic Plan" in the Village of Lisle in 2014, but there will be no priority or plan to fix the flooding.