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[Read More…]
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Burns & McDonnell hired to manage lead line replacement bids
The Homewood Village Board approved a $90,000 contract on July 22 with engineering firm Burns & McDonnell to advance the next phase of its lead service line replacement project. The firm estimates the project could cost up to $70 million over the next decade. Terence Acquah, Homewood assistant village manager,[Read More…]
Homewood to borrow $4.1M for lead line replacement
Homewood trustees agreed to take a loan from the Public Water Supply Loan Program (PWSLP) for $4.1 million for the lead service line replacement project in 2026. PWSLP, a state-funded program, provides low-interest loans to communities to help improve their drinking water infrastructure, according to Amy Zukowski, Homewood’s director of[Read More…]
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