The Homewood Village Board held a public hearing for the lead service line replacement funding process on March 17.
Village staff gave a presentation on the village’s loan application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), which seeks funding for lead service line replacements.
The IEPA mandates municipalities to replace all lead service lines within 10 years.
The village plans to replace all 4,363 lead lines by 2036. The project is anticipated to start this…


