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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 …
Engineers have told us repeatedly that Wescott Park in the Village of Northbrook is a model for the detention tank systems that will be installed in Wilmette, so I went to see for myself. Wescott Detention Tank Site Here’s what the detention tank looks like now in Wescott …
Here in Wilmette, many of us have engaged in what you might call a Water War, but instead of a fight caused by water scarcity, it’s a dispute about who’s dumping stormwater where. It’s easy to see why people get mad. When water flows out of a downspout, …
How do you like my new rain barrel setup? Not bad, right? Now picture this: During yesterday’s downpour, water was shooting out the downspout into the rain barrel on the right. Within a couple of minutes, the barrel was overflowing, splooshing old stagnant water out the top and …
We’ve had a rainy start to April, here in Wilmette, but so far no “100-year” storms. Not that my dog Ellie cares. In fact, during her Wednesday morning walk, she seemed oblivious to the runoff streaming across the cement sidewalks. After the walk, and after splashing through multiple …
The Village of Wilmette has been working on plans to reconstruct Central Avenue, which extends from Green Bay to Sheridan roads, through the downtown, past Central School, and out past residential neighborhoods to the lake. At this point, the Village of Wilmette has contracted with TranSystems for engineering …
