The Village of Oak Lawn Board of Trustees on Sept. 23 approved a $14,996,055 contract for construction of a stormwater detention facility as part of the Polaris water detention project, and trustees announced a community meeting for Oct. 9 to review construction timing, truck routes and other neighborhood impacts.

The contract — listed in the meeting packet as a resolution approving a bid from Acura Incorporated for the Polaris project — was adopted on the board's consent agenda and approved by roll call. The village also scheduled an open meeting for 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the School District 218 administrative offices so engineers and staff can present construction details and answer questions for nearby residents.

Why it matters: the detention basin is described repeatedly in meeting remarks as a major public-works project intended to reduce chronic basement and street flooding in the neighborhood near the planned construction site. Trustees and staff said the work will be disruptive for about a year but is expected to improve drainage where residents have reported repeated flooding during heavy storms.

During trustee reports, Trustee Ralph announced the Oct. 9 meeting and urged residents who live in the affected area to attend. ‘‘Our project engineers, the village staff will be there to talk about what's coming up when construction starts in November,’’ Trustee Ralph said, listing truck routes, traffic flow and rodent control as topics that will be covered.

Village Manager Failing reported the Oak Lawn Park District has agreed to reconfigure Williams Park at 101st Street and Kostner to accommodate teams displaced while work proceeds. ‘‘I'm happy to report that the park district is going to work with us to reconfigure Williams Park at a hundred and first and Kostner, to create a better diamond,’’ Village Manager Failing said.

The meeting packet entry for the Polaris project included a resolution approving a bid from Acura Incorporated for the construction of a stormwater detention facility in the amount of $14,996,055. That resolution was on the consent agenda and passed with affirmative roll-call votes from the trustees present.

Next steps: the village will hold the Oct. 9 community meeting at the School District 218 administrative offices, 10701 South Kilpatrick, and construction was described as slated to begin in November. Residents were directed to attend the town-hall-style meeting for details and to raise questions about staging, traffic and neighborhood impacts.

No timeline for final completion, final funding breakdowns or required external approvals were specified during the discussion.