UPDATED – Aug. 10 at 3:30 am: The village board Monday night approved funding for a preliminary engineering study for a combined sewer drainage basin south of 47th St. Village staff set plans for a special public meeting this fall to address sewer plans. More residents spoke about how the flood affected them. Click here… Continue reading Video of residents’ comments at last board meeting and update on village’s response to recent flooding
Category: Public Safety
Village officials tally damage from weekend storms
La Grange public safety personnel and employees from the village's department of public works responded to 60 calls for assistance this past weekend as six inches of rain fell in a deluge that flooded several village streets and caused sewage to back up into residential basements, Village Manager Robert Pilipiszyn said Monday night at a… Continue reading Village officials tally damage from weekend storms
Village’s public works director outlines efforts to prepare sewers to deter flooding in the future
Below is a transcript of a prepared statement read at Monday night’s meeting of the La Grange village board of trustees by Public Works Director Ryan Gillingham, describing the village’s sewer system and discussing steps being taken locally and regionally to address flooding issues. The majority of the village’s sewer system is a combined system,… Continue reading Village’s public works director outlines efforts to prepare sewers to deter flooding in the future