A Homer Glen salon may serve alcohol, now that trustees have voted to create a beauty salon liquor license classification.

"Many of them do it," Trustee Michael Costa said of salons elsewhere.

Village staff counted 13 hair and nail salons in Homer Glen, Economic Development Director Janie Patch said at last week's meeting. Some have contacted the village with an interest in serving alcoholic beverages as part of a beauty treatment package.

The owner of Jean Marie Salon in Lockport wants to open a location in Homer Glen and serve alcohol as she does in Lockport with a health spa classification liquor license. A beauty salon and spa liquor license was approved with the stipulation that alcohol served must be "part of a paid-for package," Patch said.

Costa and Trustee Margaret Sabo expressed concern that hair being cut and blowing around in a place where alcohol is being served could be a health issue and Costa asked the mayor to look into the matter.

In other business, trustees authorized the mayor to send a letter to the Illinois Department of Transportation concurring with its recommendation to award a $2,354,625.45 construction contract for improvement of the 143rd Street and Lemont Road intersection. The project, a joint effort between the Village of Homer Glen and the Will County Department of Highways, will include intersection widening, turn lane extension and the installation of permanent signals, village officials said.

Also, trustees voted to change the spelling of two street names for public safety reasons. The spelling of Venetion Way and Venetion Court were changed to Venetian Way and Venetian Court. The village was contacted by 911, asking that the spelling be changed, Trustee George Yukich said.

The Illinois Café and Service Company, also known is Dotty's, a restaurant with multiple locations that serves alcohol and offers video gambling, has plans to open at 14041 S. Bell Road in Homer Glen. Officials backpedaled on plans to approve a liquor license for Dotty's after realizing that more steps were technically required to provide the license even though they had not been enforced with other businesses.

"I don't feel comfortable with knowingly going around our ordinance for this," Costa said.

Trustees voted to table the matter to consider whether to eliminate steps in the current ordinance or enforce them.

The Public Services and Safety Committee will meet next month to discuss leaf burning, but a decision is unlikely that day, Yukich said.

"We're just trying to get it where we're keeping everyone healthy, they're burning safely," Yukich said following the meeting.

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