Lake County, IL
File #: 24-1557    Version: 1 Name: Approval of the SIRF Eligibility Authorization for the Grant Township Highway Department’s South Shore Long Lake Drainage Improvements Project.
Type: commission action item Status: Passed
File created: 10/31/2024 In control: Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
On agenda: Final action: 11/7/2024
Title: Approval of the Stormwater Infrastructure Repair Fund (SIRF) Eligibility Authorization for the Grant Township Highway Department's South Shore Long Lake Drainage Improvements Project
Attachments: 1. South Shore Long Lake Project Proposal, 2. Grant Township SIRF Eligibility Authorization Form, 3. Grant Township Map

Title

Approval of the Stormwater Infrastructure Repair Fund (SIRF) Eligibility Authorization for the Grant Township Highway Department’s South Shore Long Lake Drainage Improvements Project

Staff Summary

                     The project includes grading new swales and installing new storm sewers to improve stormwater conveyance in five residential locations south of Long Lake.

                     The proposed project will reduce flooding throughout the community, ensuring safer access for local residents and emergency vehicles, eliminating building flooding and structural damage, and protecting downstream water quality.

                     The estimated total project cost is $503,621, including engineering design and construction. The project can be constructed as one project or broken out into phases depending on construction costs.

                     Approval of the Eligibility Authorization does not obligate funds. Staff will work with the project applicant to develop a Project Agreement and recommended funding.