Flossmoor officials had hoped to be able to buy a home on Western Avenue that is adjacent to Butterfield Creek with help from a FEMA grant, but the grant program has been put on hold, and so has the village's plan. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Flossmoor board approves grant funded buyout of flood prone property on Western Avenue 

The Flossmoor Village Board approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to take ownership and convert the flood risk property at 1648 Western Ave. to open land.

The board also authorized Mayor Michelle Nelson to sign an agreement with FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program for a grant to help with demolition of the home and remediation. 

According to the memo from the meeting’s agenda, village staff applied to the MWRD Flood Prone…

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