Vote Delayed on Libertyville Flood Control Plan

LIBERTYVILLE, IL – Officials are continuing to discuss options for a $45.5 million flood reduction plan. Village officials have drafted a master plan that looks at ways to control flooding in 10 areas of Libertyville, which were the hardest hit by flooding following unprecedented storms in July 2017, according to the Daily Herald.

The village board was expected to approve that plan last Tuesday but the vote was delayed after trustees asked for more time to review comments and questions posed by residents in the Highland subdivision, which is south of Route 176 near Rockland Road, according to the article.

In that subdivision, officials are looking to create infrastructure that would handle a 50-year storm, and elsewhere, flood control projects call for infrastructure improvements in line to handle a 100-year storm, according to the Daily Herald. If the Highlands went with a 100-year option, it would cost $24.3 million, but the 50-year options would cost $7.6 million.

Officials say there are not enough people living in the subdivision to warrant the cost for a 100-year plan but residents disagree.

"Every time you hear a clap of thunder, you worry," said Burdick Street resident Brian Garrett. "Is this going to finally allow me to rest?"

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