East Central Homeowners Organization

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and ECHO would love to continue a holiday tradition with all of you! Please join us in celebrating the holidays by lining the streets of our neighborhood with luminarias once again on Wednesday, December 24 and/or Wednesday, December 31.

Visit https://naperville-echo.org/luminaria for more information, and to order your luminaria kits online or to print the order form. If you choose to print the order form, please make checks payable to East Central Homeowners Organization (ECHO) and return the form and payment to Jen Werneke (8 N Loomis St).

We will make our best effort to deliver your orders in a timely fashion.

Please reach out to events@naperville-echo.org  if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank you and best wishes for the holidays!

The holiday season is quickly approaching, and ECHO would love to continue a holiday tradition with all of you! Please join us in welcoming the New Year by lining the streets of our neighborhood with luminarias once again on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.

Visit https://naperville-echo.org/luminaria for more information AND to order your luminaria kits online OR print the order form. You if you choose to print the order form, please make checks payable to East Central Homeowners Organization and return the form and payment to Jen Werneke (8 N Loomis).

We will try to deliver your orders in a timely fashion. Similar to last year, there will be a luminaria map available closer to the luminary event.

Please reach out to events@naperville-echo.org  if you have any questions or suggestions.Thank you and best wishes for the holidays!

Here is your opportunity to improve the lifestyle of living in the East Central Homeowners Organization area by volunteering to serve on the ECHO Board of Directors. The Board of Directors’ goals are neighborhood updates and meeting our wonderful neighbors.

The annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the Community Room of Nichols Library.

This year has been another successful in social activities. The Social Committee’s Friday Happy Hour has seen attendance of twenty-five to forty carefree members enjoying conversation and refreshments. The first Happy Hour was May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, and September 13. Our final Happy Hour of the year is October 11th. The ECHO Street Block Party on September 9 was well attended with delicious Mexican catered food and a live band.

The Civic Affairs Committee has communicated with various players in the neighborhood including

• North Central College about ongoing development plans in the Historic District.
• Heritage Place and DJK builders to address concerns with the Heritage Place property
• City of Naperville regarding LED streetlights, tree trimming, the safety of power lines, and the replacement of lead pipe water service lines

VOLUNTEER by contacting Jim Wills – Chairperson Nominating Committee:
Jim Wills, 18 S. Loomis St – Email: wills.jim@juno.com – Tel: 630-696-7172

Here is your opportunity to improve the lifestyle of living in the East Central Homeowners Organization area by volunteering to serve on the ECHO Board of Directors. The Board of Directors’ goals are neighborhood updates and meeting our wonderful neighbors.

The annual meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Community Room of Nichols Library.

This year has been our most successful in social activities. The Social Committee’s Friday Happy Hour has seen attendance of twenty-five to forty carefree members enjoying conversation and refreshments. The first Happy Hour was May 19th then June 10th followed by July 27th, August 18th and September 15th. Our final Happy Hour of the year is October 20th. The ECHO Street Block Party on September 9th was well attended with delicious Mexican catered food and a live band.

The Civic Affairs Committee is working with Heritage Place and DJK builders to address ECHO concerns. The committee is also working with the City and keeping ECHO updated on LED streetlights, tree trimming, the safety of power lines and the replacement of all lead pipe water service lines.

VOLUNTEER by contacting Jim Wills – Chairperson Nominating Committee:
Jim Wills, 18 S. Loomis St – Email: wills.jim@juno.com – Tel: 630-696-7172

Many homes within ECHO were originally constructed with a lead water service line leading from the water main to the connection point inside the home. While most of these have been replaced as part of a remodeling or teardown project, hundreds of lead service lines remain in place throughout our neighborhood and those nearby. Having a lead service line does not necessarily mean you will have lead in your water, but it does indicate that you may be at greater risk if your lead service line is disrupted. The City of Naperville’s water supply remains safe and tests below minimum acceptable lead levels. However, the EPA continues to state that there is no safe level of exposure to lead.

The Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act took effect January 1, 2022. As a result of this legislation, the City of Naperville must replace all remaining lead water service lines by 2035. The City has applied for a loan through the Illinois EPA Public Water Supply Loan Program in order to accelerate this work. If funds are allocated through this program, the City intends to replace all remaining lead water service lines between 2024 and 2027. This work would be performed at no cost to homeowners.

After the passage of water protection legislation in 2016, the City was required to create a lead service line inventory. A searchable online map has been created to show whether a home is known to have a lead service line, viewable at https://naperville-echo.org/leadpipemap

If you have a lead water service line and want to replace it sooner, the City of Naperville offers a Lead Rebate Program! Up to $4,250 is available to a homeowner upon completion of lead service line replacement. For more information, visit https://naperville-echo.org/leadpipes or call the City at (630) 420-4122.

The ECHO annual meeting will be held Monday, October 24 at 7pm in the Community Room at Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave. A board election will be held; nominations for board positions will be taken from the floor. Minor updates to the bylaws will be on the agenda for approval. Becky Simon from Naperville Preservation, Inc. will be speaking to residents about historic preservation matters. ECHO will provide details about the new Historic District banners scheduled for installation in November. There will also be an opportunity to discuss additional items of interest to residents.

(This event is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Naperville Public Library.)