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Resident says rock-filled swale after Sunset Lane roadwork is hazardous and may not stop flooding
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Mundelein Village Board meeting resident Kelly Smith said recent road work on Sunset Lane left a much larger rip-rap swale than shown on plans, creating a safety hazard and possibly failing to resolve flooding; village leadership said staff would follow up.
Kelly Smith, a Mundelein resident, told the Mundelein Village Board on Jan. 13 that recent road work on Sunset Lane left a rock-filled swale much larger than the plan shown to residents and that the change created safety and access problems and may not fix longstanding flooding.
Smith said the engineered plan residents were shown indicated rip-rap 18 feet by 5 feet, but when crews worked in December the swale was filled with rock across an area she estimated as about 57 feet by 18 feet.…
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