Clarendon Hills Gets Stormwater Money

CLARENDON HILLS, IL — Clarendon Hills will receive $90,000 for stormwater drainage as part of its downtown revitalization project, officials said Tuesday.

DuPage County announced it would give $395,000 for stormwater projects for Clarendon Hills and four other towns, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Oak Brook and Wood Dale, and the Oakwood Homeowners Association.

In an interview, Village Manager Kevin Barr said Clarendon Hills would use the money for drainage that would benefit prairie-type greenery. He said he was happy to have the county's support for "this important project."

The DuPage County Stormwater Management Planning Committee approved the grants in a meeting Tuesday morning.

"The projects we selected to partially fund will not only improve local water quality, but also provide flood reduction benefits, economic revitalization, aesthetic enhancements and ecosystem improvements," the committee's chairman, Jim Zay, said in a news release.