Flood Risk To Recede With Construction Of Park City Stormwater Project - Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL - Located at the headwaters of the Skokie River with a higher risk of flooding, the area was earmarked for a capital improvement grant.
Lake County's Stormwater Management Commission is kicking into high gear this spring and summer as project stakeholders look to capitalize on state and federal funds to mitigate flood and rain water impacts while the dollars are still flowing.
“Our project will install larger culverts, raise the road up above the flood elevation, so vehicles can pass and enter and exit the subdivision without having to go through hazardous waters."
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.