Author: karleensm

On the westside of Wilmette, we’re seeing construction wrapping up for Phase 1A/1 of the Neighborhood Storage Project. The construction equipment is gone, signs are stowed, and the dust is settling. Now that the first phase is almost complete, friends and neighbors have been asking: What’s the current …

Construction on the Neighborhood Stormwater Project (NSP) started last spring, as anyone in the affected neighborhoods knows, having dealt with the dust and detours, as well as the constant “beep beep” warning sound of the construction vehicles. Good news! The first phase is almost complete, on time and …

Two boards in Wilmette (the Village Board and the Park District) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to guide progress on the westside Neighborhood Storage Project. The project will clear stormwater for up to a 10-year storm, using two main upgrades: More sewer pipes of larger diameter will …

We did it! The westside Wilmette Neighborhood Storage Project is happening! Engineers are working on final designs for infrastructure that will clear runoff from almost the entire westside Wilmette, for up to a 10-year storm. What can we expect from the upgrade? The subpar westside storm sewer system …

Have you been surviving the the seemingly neverending spring deluge? In a sign of our soggy situation, and as the result of a final heavy downpour early this morning, I woke up to this MWRD notification: CSOwebmaster 5:32 AM (1 hour ago) to CSOwebmaster Hello: There has been …

At Wilmette stormwater meetings, residents often complain that stormwater projects are based on outdated standards. For example, the Option 3 Neighborhood Storage project is supposed to serve most of the westside for a “10-year storm,” but a “10-year” storm now seems to occur every couple years. I share …