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Kankakee staff to seek bids to finish Basin 9 sewer televising; bonding and multi-year timeline discussed

Kankakee City Environmental Services Utility Board · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Staff told the ESU board Basin 9 contains roughly 73,000 linear feet of sewer and the city has televised just over 10,000 feet; staff will return with a Robinson proposal to bid the remaining work and seek voting approval next month, noting prior bonding of $1.5 million of a $4.5 million package.

Superintendent Newton briefed the board on Basin 9, the North and Northeast side collection area, saying it contains about 73,000 linear feet of sewer and that crews have televised a little over 10,000 feet in roughly a year.

Newton said the pace of in-house televising and unplanned responses (including a recent spill) have slowed progress, so staff plan to return to consultant Robinson to…

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