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Residents say chronic flooding in annexed Plainfield-area streets requires six-figure stormwater fixes, city staff says
Summary
Residents told the Joliet City Council that repeated basement flooding in an annexed area has persisted for years. City staff said the problem stems from historic township-style development and will likely require an extensive, costly stormwater project; staff promised a written cost estimate and follow-up to council.
Several residents told the Joliet City Council on Oct. 5 that chronic street and basement flooding in an area annexed from Plainfield has persisted for years and is causing repeated damage to homes. Anna Sanchez, who lives at 1403 Newson Avenue, said her basement flooded repeatedly despite adding a sump pump and making property improvements. “The sump pump did not…it was running every 40 seconds,” Sanchez said, describing one storm that left a foot to a foot-and-a-half of water in her…
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