Homewood holds hearing on lead line replacement project

Homewood trustees and residents heard an update at the Tuesday, April 22, village board meeting on the water rate study being conducted by Burns and McDonnell Engineering. Rate increases are almost certainly going to be suggested as part of the study’s conclusions, and the lead line replacement project is the most significant cause, with an estimated price tag of $76.6 million over 10 years.

Since the Illinois Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act went…