Sean Casten, D- Illinois, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022:. Congressman Sean Casten and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced the Protecting Families and the Solvency of the National Flood Insurance Program Act of 2022 which would authorize FEMA to provide additional mitigation assistance to families affected by flooding, and address the.
"Once in a generational opportunity" for Lake County to curb flooding is how officials are describing 14 projects in the works that will be funded with $122 million in state and federal dollars.
The first round of many significant flood control projects backed by a state grant is about to begin in Lake County. An initial award of $30 million from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will fund 14 projects that have been prepared in anticipation.