Category: WHAT’S NEXT?
Board members appear to be listening to concerns about the stress, property damage, financial losses, and health issues related to frequent flooding (as detailed in our FAQs). They have narrowed down the options, and directed the village staff to start educating the public in preparation for a final …
At the Wilmette Village Board meeting on November 27, we were served up a huge helping of charts and graphs, along with maps on westside storm sewer improvement projects. Billed as a financial review, the meeting nonetheless included another engineering review of the options (as covered in this …
The Wilmette Village Board Storm Sewer meeting on September 25 was devoted to the Value Study presentation by Stantec, an engineering consulting firm. Engineer Joe Johnson patiently reviewed every finding, chart, and graph and answered board members’ questions. (The Value Study is also part of the November 27 …
On July 23, Wilmette was hit by a torrential downpour. It had been a hot day, the air sticky with humidity. Late in the afternoon, the sky darkened, the storm siren wailed, then wind and rain hit… Branches blew off trees and bounced across lawns. Water hammered the …
Just a quick “heads up” that the Village of Wilmette has posted the proposed budget for 2016, and will hold a 2016 Budget Workshop this Thursday, October 29, from 7PM to 8PM. The public is welcome to attend and comment. The meetin Sewer upgrades, maintenance, and fees will …
A neighbor, Joel Feinstein, forwarded me a case study from the Center for Neighborhood Technology. While reading the report, I spent the entire time thinking, Yes! That’s so true! That’s our problem! But I also found a few surprises. I invite you to take a look and see …
