ComEd Power Outage discussion at City Hall

Alderman Mark Walsten passed this on to 6th Ward residents and  I wanted to share it with others.   

ComEd will be available on Thursday, October 27th at 7 pm at City Hall to discuss issues related to outages.  Please pass it along to interested residents in your wards. 
 
The City will also be publicizing this meeting as well through their Media Services Office.

Glenn

Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program for Stormwater Management (IGIG)

Thanks to our Riverside Residents for Flood Prevention friends for sending this to me. 

 

The following is a news release from the Illinois EPA regarding a grant program available in our area for stormwater management:

Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant Program for Stormwater Management (IGIG)

In the last few months, communities throughout northeastern Illinois have seen devastating rainfalls and damaging floods. Between streets, parking lots, and other impervious surfaces, a lot of that water had nowhere to go. Flooding and combined sewer overflows damage property, drain government budgets, and are environmental threats.

Fortunately, the State of Illinois can help you and your community reduce the effects of stormwater runoff. The Ill. Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) is once again accepting applications for the Illinois Green Infrastructure Grants Program for Stormwater Management (IGIG). This year’s deadline is Dec. 15, 2011. Grants will be awarded for a range of project sizes and types, such as installation of permeable paving, bioinfiltration systems, and downspout disconnection programs.

The Metropolitan Planning Council is hosting two public workshops for prospective applicants and other interested parties to learn more about this exciting new program.

IEPA staff will be on hand to explain the details of the grant program, and project managers of some of last year’s successful applications will describe their proposals. Attendees also will have the opportunity to network and brainstorm about project ideas with design and engineering firms, planners, landscape architects and other experts in the field of green infrastructure.

Register now for Monday, Oct. 17, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Metropolitan Planning Council
140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 1400
Chicago, Ill. (See this location on Google Maps)

OR

Register now for Tuesday, Oct. 18, 10 to 11:30a.m.

The Centre in Elgin, North Banquet Facility

100 Symphony Way

Elgin, Ill.  (See this location on Google Maps)

These workshops are free. Prospective applicants include units of government, watershed planning groups, non-profit organizations, private businesses, and individuals. You are welcome to attend more than one workshop, but the content will be comparable. Seating is limited, so you must register in advance.

For more information, please contact Josh Ellis at jellis@metroplanning.org or (312) 863-6045.