PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2008

Residents and Construction Professionals Invited to Attend Building Safety Week May 5 – 9, 2008.

Maywood, Illinois – The Village of Maywood, in partnership with the State of Illinois  (thru Governor’s Office Proclamation) and the International Code Council (ICC) would like you to join us in kicking off and recognizing “National Building Safety Week” on Tuesday, May 6^th, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, located 40 Madison Street.  Code Staff will be on hand to answer questions on building safety, local regulations and construction features (means of egress). We shall also discuss the importance of building permits, inspections and building code compliance.

Daily Schedule: (12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm) topics of discussion will include the following:

Monday, May 5, 2008             Permits

Tuesday, May 6, 2008             Electrical Safety – Mr. Henry Ballard

Wednesday, May 7, 2008       Landscaping

Thursday, May 8, 2008           Building & Construction Safety

Friday, May 9, 2008                 Fire Safety (Featuring Apex & State Farm)

 

Meet & Greet Luncheon:  Attendees will be able to view videos on home maintenance and learn about the proposed code changes and how they may be affected in the future.  Participants will be able to enjoy coffee, snacks, prize drawings, and plenty of helpful information.

 

“Building Safety Week serves as an opportunity to remind residents (owners, tenants and landlords) of the importance of working together, with the Village and other life safety organizations to help maintain standardized construction and building methods, materials of construction and occupancy.” explained Anthony J. Thomas, Director of Code Enforcement.  “We would like to encourage members of the community to stop by and meet the Code Enforcement Staff & Fire Inspectors, while learning more about the permit process, building codes, and construction requirements.”

“Public Safety should be everyone’s concern,” says Mayor Henderson Yarbrough Sr., “During Building Safety Week and all year long, the Code Enforcement Department, our environmentalist, building safety and fire prevention specialist are here to help protect everyone, within the Village of Maywood.”

Building Safety Week, which was first observed in 1980, is sponsored by the International Code Council. The International Code Council is an organization dedicated to lessening the devastating effects of natural disasters and other building tragedies worldwide by promoting ideas, methods, and technologies that encourage the construction of durable buildings and homes.

The Village of Maywood Code Enforcement Department is a member of the International Code Council.  For more information on Building Safety Week, call 708-450-4405 or visit the Code Enforcement Page on the new Village of Maywood web site at www.maywood-il.org.

About Maywood:

The Village of Maywood was chartered as a municipality on October 22, 1881. It is the oldest community in the western suburbs of Cook County, Illinois celebrating, over 125 years of diversity.  This suburban community is located four miles west of Chicago.  Maywood has a population of over 27,000; 82.7% African American, 10.5% Hispanic, and 12.7% white and other races (U.S. Census Bureau, 2002).  Congress designated Maywood the Village of Eternal Light to honor the soldiers from Maywood who died on the historic Bataan Death March.  Maywood’s officials boast of its diversity, pointing out that the Village has a long history of welcoming everyone.  “Come Grow With Us” is the Village community theme.  To learn more about Maywood, Illinois, visit us on the internet: www.maywood-il.org.