Category: Storm Sewer Project
Two boards in Wilmette (the Village Board and the Park District) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to guide progress on the westside Neighborhood Storage Project. The project will clear stormwater for up to a 10-year storm, using two main upgrades: More sewer pipes of larger diameter will …
We did it! The westside Wilmette Neighborhood Storage Project is happening! Engineers are working on final designs for infrastructure that will clear runoff from almost the entire westside Wilmette, for up to a 10-year storm. What can we expect from the upgrade? The subpar westside storm sewer system …
Currently, stormwater detention tanks are being planned for installation at Wilmette Village parks, including at Community Playfields. A resident has mounted a campaign to save the “old growth forest” of cottonwoods at the park, so I decided to do a little research into the history of the trees …
At this point, the fate of the Optimized Option 3: Neighborhood Storage project is in the hands of the Wilmette Park Board of Commissioners. Their signature is required on an intergovernmental agreement, authorizing installation of stormwater detention tanks in three village parks: Community Playfields, Hibbard, and Thornwood. Park …
In April 2018, the Wilmette Village Board selected Option 3: Neighborhood Storage to provide westside Wilmette with relief from flooding. Just about a year later, in February 2019, the board held yet another stormwater meeting to debate details about implementing Option 3. The meeting ended with a tentatively …
