Biting the bullet to move forward.
Here’s an odd one that has no attached narrative explaining the why and got no work-shopping. The village staff has worked on and council may approve buying properties that cannot have their stormwater problems remedied with what engineering resources are currently available. The four proposed properties are located at 121 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Stormwater'
Village may purchase flood homes
November 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Stormwater
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Stormwater project change orders
October 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Stormwater
Change orders are the bane of project planning. They usually represent unexpected, but necessary extra expenses.
Washington Park. The extra $41,727.96 will increase the project cost $2,948,621.00 to $2,990,348.96. The Park District will pick up over half of the extra costs. This is the second change order for the project. The project completion has been extended [...]
Tags: budget·Stormwater
Sterling Park project delayed
October 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Stormwater
Delays to the third major stormwater detention area, located at Sterling North Park (SW-033), are due to discovery of VOC’s and EPA regulated metals. Staff asked for an additional $6,800 in soil and core sample testing to try and pinpoint where and how much soil is contaminated that may require treatment or removal. Once that’s done, [...]
Tags: detention pond·Stormwater
Village budget: options
July 25th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Conservation, Development, Economic Development, Environment, Fire and police, Stormwater, Strategic Planning, Taxes, Village Council, Village Hall, Village Manager
Last Tuesday was meeting number four for long range budget planning (see reports of meetings one, two, and three here). Led by Village Manager Dave Fieldman, staff laid out various possible options for revenue enhancement and expense trimming in response to the budget crunch that has already seen layoffs, unpaid furloughs, pay freezes, and cost [...]
Hammer time
June 20th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Neighbohoods, Public Works, Stormwater
Last night right before the car show was scheduled to start a huge blow ripped through DG, knocking down large branches, knocking over trees and taking out power. Those 70 mph winds and rain turned skies from day to night across a wide swath of the Chicago area. Police in Bolingbrook reported a [...]
Tags: Public Works·rain·storms·weather
Pushback on county housing plan
June 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Affordable housing, Development, Residential Redevelopment, Stormwater, Zoning
DuPage County has been seeking the ability to do whatever it wants to when it comes to developing real estate, under the cover of “affordable workforce housing” and “by right” use.
Despite opposition from every community that is aware of it, the county continues to push this potential program towards their goal.
Tags: Affordable housing·Development·DuPage County·redevelopment·residential development·unincorporated·workforce housing·Zoning
Fixing future flooding
May 6th, 2009 · 30 Comments · Development, Stormwater
Unmaking the road to hell.
I missed this one Monday at the Plan Commission. Petition PC-12-09 is for the redevelopment of a single family home at 4929 Montgomery Avenue on the near northwest side.
The plans call for an significantly larger home to replace the house currently there, and consolidates two lots into one. The home [...]
Tags: Development·local government·planning·Stormwater·Zoning
Quote/unquote
April 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Stormwater, Village Council
“It’s just letting the residents and the neighborhood know we’re cognizant of it, we’re going to protect their children, we’re going to protect the neighborhood and have faith in us.”
– Commissioner Marilyn Schnell at the April 21 Village Council meeting, responding to resident concerns about 30 trucks per hour traveling Franklin Street during excavation of [...]
Tags: Washington Park
News from the ‘hood
April 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments · District 58, District 99, Neighbohoods, Park District, Stormwater, TCD 3, Village Council
I attended my neighborhood TCD3 meeting along with about 50 others from my neck of the woods. Our task: to identify priorities for the community.
The process was similar to that used at the 2008 Citizens Summit — and probably most group-thinks facilitated by consultants. Small groups of a half-dozen residents were asked to brainstorm about [...]
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Heavy traffic
April 17th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Neighbohoods, Park District, Public Works, Stormwater, Village Hall
As recent visitors to Washington Park have discovered, preliminary work is underway to prepare the site for two 3- to 4-foot deep dry-bottom detention basins that will be built at Franklin and Elm streets and Washington Street and Prairie Avenue. New soccer and baseball fields equipped with under-drain systems will be installed after the basins [...]
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