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Vol. 39, No. 32
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August 7, 2024
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Riverside considers new signage at Harlem Ave. and Longcommon Road Trustees discussed six options to lead drivers into town
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By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
Riverside is hoping to beautify the corner of South Harlem Avenue and Longcommon Road with new signage that could attract drivers into town from the intersection. At the village board’s July 18 meeting, trustees discussed six options for new signage and beautification on property owned by the strip mall located at 2720-2728 S. Harlem Ave. If it is approved at a future board meeting, the new “gateway entrance” for the village could go near the shopping center’s southeast corner, where there now exists a curb cut for drivers to access Longcommon Road from the parking lot. The new development would include a village sign attached to a pole as well as a tree and new bike racks that would block drivers from accessing the parking lot from Longcom-
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