Work continues Monday, Aug. 26, on the Heather Hill storm water detention basin. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Residents take concerns about detention basin safety plan to D161 board

Several residents at the District 161 Special Board of Education meeting voiced their concerns about safety as a stormwater detention basin around Heather Hill School is nearing completion.

Some Heather Hill residents are frustrated with what they say is a lack of clear and factual communication about the project. Several spoke at the Monday, Aug. 26, board meeting after an Aug. 22 board meeting was postponed because the board lacked a quorum. 

“A safety plan…

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