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Residents press developer and engineers over floodplain mapping; Plan Commission hears public concerns
Summary
Developer and engineering consultants told the Tinley Park Plan Commission on Oct. 2 that a detailed field survey will be performed to resolve whether recent floodplain mapping affects backyards adjacent to a large Bridgeland/Richland development site; residents urged immediate protections and clearer village communications.
Neighbors near a large development site in Tinley Park pressed the developer and village consultants during public comment at the Plan Commission meeting on Oct. 2 over whether recent floodplain mapping could affect their backyards and property values.
Developer Larry Devon and consultant Diane Bogart of Manhart Consulting described the technical process the project team is following to address an unnumbered floodplain designation on existing maps. Bogart said an “existing conditions” survey and proposed-conditions analysis have been submitted to state reviewers and FEMA as part of a conditional letter of map revision process. The team scheduled a detailed survey of the affected yards for the…
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