Riverwoods officials warn quick-moving proposal to dissolve South Lake Mosquito Abatement District could cut services

Mayor Ford warned Tuesday that a proposed ordinance to dissolve the South Lake Mosquito Abatement District is moving quickly through Lake County and could reduce mosquito-control services residents now receive. The village has been briefing trustees about a finance committee meeting that included the draft ordinance; if the county board approves it, the measure would move to the Lake County Board and could lead to a backdoor referendum that would place the question on the ballot for voters, Mayor Ford said. The mayor told trustees that the district currently provides both nuisance control and public-health services — including more traps for surveillance, larvicide treatments, and occasional aerial flyovers…