La Grange residents are worried about flooding issues and ask village trustees to take immediate action | Pixabay/Markus Distelrath
La Grange residents are worried about flooding issues and ask village trustees to take immediate action | Pixabay/Markus Distelrath
La Grange Village Board of Trustees have addressed citizen complaints about flooding in the area and the talks officials have had about how to fix the problem to prevent it from happening in the future.
During a September 26 board meeting, Trustee Beth Augustine said the village is aware of the problem.
"You know, one of the many big, big, big problems that we have because we don't have a river, we don't have a lake, we don't have a quarry inside our limits. We have nowhere for this water to go without these pipes controlled by others, and you know the story," Augustine said in the meeting. "So, but I wanted to let you know that a lot of discussions with staff and fellow board members have occurred. And I think we're all looking forward to a heavy discussion about what to do next."
Her comments came after a resident asked the village to do something about the flooding issues in the village. The resident had asked for structural renovations as they are the only thing that could truly help their properties long term since all their current preparedness efforts can only do so much. He asked for trustees to take immediate action before another major flooding event occurs.
Trustee Augustine says the village has put some initiatives on hold because of mandates but the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) and issues with the quarry nearby, making two big issues out of the village's control.
According to the MWRD website, the district was created in 1889 by the General Assembly to keep Lake Michigan clean and manage the health of all local water and waterways. It also created the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan which is an overflow sewer system that prevents flooding in times of great water intake.
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