The Cary-based Sage Products is working with the Village of Cary on a graduated expansion plan for its facilities at 3909 Three Oaks Road. The healthcare field manufacturer expects to add 350 new jobs, when construction is completed.

The Village Board of Cary had secured the services of Du Page County-based James Benes and Associates, Inc. to conduct traffic studies along Three Oaks Road ahead of proposed construction that will begin an ambitious expansion program for Sage Products LLC, and their 225-page document addressed many concerns in response to citizen feedback for Georgetown Drive, at its intersections with New Haven and Industrial Drives.

The action to hire the firm came at the board’s Nov. 15 session, and paves the way for the program that will ultimately bring 350 jobs to the area.

The board had previously given its final approval for the preventative health-care provider’s plans by re-zoning a 27-acre parcel, adjacent to its existing facility, located at 3909 Three Oaks Road. A unanimous vote Nov. 1 changed the zoning designation from a shopping center business district to a business park district, helping to facilitate Sage’s purchase of the parcel, which was contingent upon the change.

“The re-zoning was one of two things required for their acquisition of the land, and the other was closing the road, Sage Parkway,” said Village Administrator Chris Clark. “The bottom line was hearing good feedback from neighbors in the area, with questions about sight lines, stop signs … and there were certain jurisdictional matters for the village’s end.

“There were local ordinances on Georgetown Drive, and the follow-up on the conditions putting it under Cary authority,” he said. “The agreement with the village has Sage Products building an additional 600,000-square foot facility, in 2021. This will bring 350 jobs to Cary, when all is completed.”

The current undertaking will commence next year, with a 200,000-square foot addition on the 27-acre parcel, also next to the facility, as Phase I, of the project, that will accommodate relocated parking access and shipping docks moved to another on-site area. Other construction includes a breezeway to connect the current facilities with the warehouse to be built.

Traffic issues expressed by residents near the construction corridor included a petition with 23 signatures from the perimeter of Danbury Drive that registered their opposition to the project. Alterations to Sage’s initial platting have added another driveway for the egress of truck traffic on Georgetown Drive, to the east.

The voicing of environmental and traffic impact issues on the area were made at the Nov. 15 board meeting, prompting the analysis by the Du Page-based firm.

“The road closure on Sage Parkway was made by the board, and this section is right in front of them,” said Clark. “It was one of the contingencies for Sage to acquire the land, and the entire effort with the new construction will be done in the best way possible.”

Sage Products is an industry involved with preventative healthcare, and has existed for more than 45 years, with global sales covering items ranging from basic elimination of medical waste, healthcare worker injury prevention, as well as skin injury and infection prevention. The private manufacturing company posts annual revenues of $100 million-$500 million per year.

In other Cary news, Village Administrator Chris Clark will leave his post, after being hired by the Village of Libertyville. That board approved the appointment contract and resolution through a unanimous 6-0 vote, during its Nov. 22 meeting. Clark will be paid a salary of $170,000 annually, and the effective date of his tenure is Dec. 19. Kevin J. Bowens, whom previously held the position, announced his retirement after 25 years of service to the village.