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La Grange Board outlines flood‑mitigation timeline; 50th Street storm‑sewer project still awaiting permits and appellate action
Summary
Village officials said the 50th Street storm‑sewer project and other flood‑mitigation efforts are largely designed but remain dependent on permitting, additional financing and a pending appellate court matter; residents pressed for clearer timelines and expanded assistance for affected households.
La Grange village officials told residents on July 14 that major flood‑mitigation projects are nearing the final engineering stages but do not yet have a definite construction start date.
In a presentation to the Village Board, President Kugler said the 50th Street storm‑sewer trunk line (running from Wyola Avenue to East Avenue) is about 90% designed and the outfall design is in its final stages, but permitting by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and the Illinois Department of Transportation is still pending. He also said elements of the project are implicated in a pending appellate court matter and the village is awaiting either oral argument or a ruling.
Why it matters: the project targets five low‑lying depressional areas south of 47th Street and is intended to reduce repeated basement flooding for many La Grange…
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