New ALITH Pantry Parking From "Unheard Of" Cooperation

Three different governmental bodies worked together Wednesday to pave the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry's parking lot at the group's new location on Pyott Road in LITH.  Algonquin Trustee Jim Steigert, one who helped assemble the team, was, himself, mildly flabbergasted at the result.  "It's unheard of to have this sort of collaboration to benefit the community instead of battling with each other," he said.

The Algonquin Township Road District brought the paving equipment, the Village of Algonquin supplied the operators and the Village of Lake in the Hills contributed the labor for the new parking lot big enough for 21 cars, said Pantry Manager Sal Maggio.  The Pantry had to buy the asphalt but only at cost thanks to a Cary operator.

Regrettably, said Maggio, the lot's probably already too small.  "We were seeing about 200 families this Summer," he said.  "Now we're up to 364.  They keep coming to us for help," said Maggio.  "It's unfortunate."