City To Expand Sewers (from JOURNALOnline)

Its official! Bids awarded and work to commence. Mayor says all completed by October. Engineering says work should be starting by June's end.
Read more at
http://www.journal-topics.com/dp/10/dp100421.4.html

The details of storm sewer work on Marshall

The following is a recap of an email from Becka Shipp (City of Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department):

The Marshall Drive work is anticipated to begin July 2010 with a contractor to be selected after the May 5 bid opening.
The project consists of installing a parallel storm sewer system for flood relief. The work will begin at Wille near the Higgins Creek (the intended destination of the flood water) and proceed to the north. Various existing catch basins will be replaced,  as well as a sanitary sewer (northwest corner of Marshall and Courtesy) and a few water main repairs. As the work moves north across Oakton into the neighborhood, the storm sewer will be installed in the pavement on the west side of Marshall Drive from Oakton to Cordial.
The storm sewer installation process is a moving operation where the contractor excavates, installs the pipe, then back-fills in one continuous sequence at the rate of  100-200 feet of pipe per day, depending on underground utility conflicts.
Events in your neighborhood such as garage sales, deliveries, property construction, appointments, etc, may be impacted with this storm sewer work. Contact Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department (847) 391-5388 to be sure your event does not conflict with the storm sewer work.

Des Plaines also maintains a blog at http://desplainescipupdates.wordpress.com/ where information about this and other construction projects will be posted as available.

Spring has sprung and work will be done on Marshall Drive

According to Becka Shipp (City of Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department) the storm sewer work on Marshall Drive will begin sometime in July. The kickoff is the bid opening scheduled for May 5. It seems that the Marshall Project will be combined with another main area of work (near Lake Opeka) which will begin in late May. The Marshall portion is scheduled to begin in July with all completion by Sept 2010. Watch for letters about parking, street closures, and other news about the work.

Des Plaines also maintains a blog at http://desplainescipupdates.wordpress.com/ where info will be posted as available. 

$10.3 Million money for 2008 Flood Victims

Upon listening to a channel 17 (Comcast Des Plaines) rebroadcast of the 4/5/2010 Council Meeting, there was an announcement of the availability of $10.3 million for the relief of 2008 flood victims. There will be a meeting on Monday May 3rd at the Des Plaines Library starting at 6:00 pm that will help folks make an application to file for reimbursement of damages to property.

Also see Flyer
or point your browser to
http://www.cookcountydisastergrant.org/