Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Will County committee weighs requiring drain-tile studies for development on former agricultural land
Summary
Will County Land Use members discussed requiring field (drain) tile studies for development of agricultural or former-agricultural parcels after members described cases where construction severed tiles and caused downstream flooding; staff will survey neighboring counties before returning with proposals.
Will County’s Land Use and Development Committee spent the bulk of a special meeting discussing whether the county should require drain-tile (field-tile) studies when former agricultural parcels are developed.
A committee member raised the issue after recounting cases where new construction severed drainage tiles and later caused flooding for downhill neighbors. “Just like with solar, we have them do the field tile study ahead of time so they know where they are,” the member said, arguing studies could prevent damage when builders cut into existing tiles.
Bridal Radnor of the Land Use Department…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
