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Sunrise Beach, Lake Bluff
The North Shore Water Reclamation District (NSWRD) Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the completion of the Lake Bluff Sunrise Beach revetment project. Due to the excellent work of John Keno & Co. the project was accomplished is a timely fashion with little or no disruption to neighboring residents or visitors. Tom Swarthout, Ward 4 Trustee (Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, and North Chicago), worked closely with the Village, the Park District, and the contractor to ensure the success of this major undertaking that will protect Lake Bluff s valuable community asset for many years to come. We are quite pleased with the final outcome, stated Trustee Swarthout. It exceeds all expectations. In addition to protecting the District s Pumping Station, the work will also allow an increase in sand collection at Sunrise Beach. This is certain to enhance the beauty of this expanse of Lake Michigan shoreline which is a centerpiece of the Village of Lake Bluff.
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At the December meeting of the North Shore Water Reclamation District (NSWRD), the Board of Trustees held its organizational meeting. Officers were named to lead the District for the next 2 years. Trustee Stephen J. Drew (Ward 2, North Waukegan) was named President, Trustee Rhoda A. Pierce (Ward 5, Highland Park and Highwood) was named Vice President, and B. Sugar Young (Ward 3, North Chicago, south Waukegan) was named Treasurer. Dave Miller, Executive Director of the NSWRD, will act as Deputy Treasurer, Mary Jo Bryant, as Secretary of the District, and Gregory T. Jackson, was retained as the District s Attorney.
The NSWRD is divided into five wards. Voters choose the District s Trustees, making the NSWRD only one of three wastewater agencies in Illinois with a Board that is directly accountable to their customers, the electorate. This governing Board is vested with full power to enact necessary rules within the boundaries of the District.