Developers of Driven Car Wash, coming to the northwest corner of Austin Boulevard and Roosevelt Road, have secured a demolition permit to remove the old bank building on the site.
The car wash is intended to be built in 2025. According to village officials, the demolition permit is the first one issued since the village board increased the cost from about $1,500 to $5,000 last January and designated the revenue to the village’s housing trust fund.
In October 2023, residents spoke out against the development, citing concerns about increased traffic, pedestrian safety and noise issues…