A rendering included in the May 15 Flossmoor board packet shows a proposed stormwater detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School. (Provided image)
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Flossmoor Road flood reduction plan discussed at D161 board meeting

Representatives from the Village of Flossmoor presented a plan to use land near Heather Hill School to help alleviate flooding of the Flossmoor Road viaduct at the May 22 District 161 Board of Education meeting.

The plan would include the creation of a stormwater detention basin on park district land and an open field behind the school. This implementation would use an existing 42-inch drain pipe that runs parallel to the railroad tracks that cross…

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