Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson gave an update on work being done on the detention basin near Heather Hill School when she addressed the Heather Hill Civic Association meeting Feb. 5. Nelson said the first phase of the Berry Lane portion of the work was done in 2023. The stormwater design[Read More…]
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Heather Hill detention basin contractor regrades to correct drainage problem
On Christmas Eve, a crew was working to regrade the bottom of the Heather Hill detention basin in Flossmoor to correct a problem that resulted in pooling water in the structure that was built during the summer months. The basin is part of a multi-phase project designed to reduce flooding[Read More…]
Heather Hill detention basin nears completion
On Friday, Sept. 27, the permanent fence around the Heather Hill storm water detention basin appeared to be finished, putting the flood mitigation project one step closer to completion. Flossmoor Public Works Director John Brunke reported Sept. 6 that the main excavation work to create the basin adjacent to Heather[Read More…]
Heather Hill detention basin earthwork finished after delay
The main excavation work to create the storm water detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School in Flossmoor is done, according to an update posted Friday, Sept. 6, by Public Works Director John Brunke. Grading and topsoil placement has been completed, he said, and heavy machinery has been removed with[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
The Weeks | Aug. 25: Pickleball negotiations, last Homewood block party, detention basin concerns, HoFlo Hundred report
THE WEEK > Your government Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, in Normandy Villa, 41 E. Elmwood Drive, Chicago Heights. Find the agenda here. Watch a livestream of the meeting here. Highlights: The board will: Homewood Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.[Read More…]
Heather Hill residents voice ongoing safety concerns about detention basin
Around 30 residents of the Heather Hill neighborhood in Flossmoor attended a meeting on Aug. 17 about safety concerns after one neighbor found a child playing in the detention basin construction site surrounding Heather Hill school. Crystal Cleggett said her husband first noticed the boy at the site and told[Read More…]
Attorney: Judge declines to stop Heather Hill detention basin construction
An effort by Flossmoor resident Crystal Cleggett and some of her neighbors to stop construction on a storm water detention basin near Heather Hill School suffered a setback during a Cook County Circuit Court hearing on Wednesday, July 17. According to her attorney, Douglas Cipriano, Circuit Court Judge Sophia Hall[Read More…]
Group of Heather Hill residents requests temporary restraining order to halt detention basin project
Attorney Douglas Cipriano, representing a group of Heather Hill neighborhood residents, filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court the week of July 1 seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the construction of a storm water detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School in Flossmoor. Crystal Cleggett is the only[Read More…]
The Weeks | June 2: Pride Fest, detention basin contract, Gottschalk House repairs, improv
THE WEEK > Rich Township Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 3, in the Leonard Robinson Administration Building 22013 Governors Highway, Richton Park. Find the agenda here. Flossmoor Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in village hall, 2800 Flossmoor Road. Find the agenda here. Highlight: The board will consider awarding[Read More…]
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