Lake County using $30 million grant for 14 flood mitigation projects

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Lake County using $30 million grant for 14 flood mitigation projects
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A recent $30 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity should give the county a leg up before the problem worsens.

and thousands of acres of wetlands, most of the population lives in close proximity to water sources that can cause flooding in the event of heavy rainfall.

The Burr Oak Stormwater Detention and Storm Sewer project is slated to be the first to get underway in Lake Forest. “I’ve been trying to get something done there for 21 years, and it’s finally coming to fruition,” Pannell said. “Before, every time it did rain, even if it was like an afternoon shower, Teske would flood. What they’re doing is going to alleviate that. It will never flood again. I think it’s the greatest thing since store-bought bread.”Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart and other area Democrats held an announcement for the grant at nearby Cristo Rey St.

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