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Vernon Hills details $2 million CV Ditch restoration grant and longer-term work

Vernon Hills Village Board and Committee of the Whole · September 18, 2024
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Summary

Public Works updated the board on a CV Ditch restoration project financed in part by a $2 million SMC/DCEO grant; consultants identified about $10 million of potential projects in the corridor and the village has budgeted roughly $250,000 (20% match) with an anticipated IGA to make the village the lead during construction.

Public Works staff updated the Village Board on Sept. 17 about the CV (CB) Ditch restoration project and broader waterway maintenance needs.

The CB Ditch feeds Lake Charles and Indian Creek before flowing to the Des Plaines River. Staff said consultants identified roughly $10 million in projects across the corridor — stream bank stabilizations, shoreline work and erosion abutments — and…

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