Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Expert says 3 construction projects in planning stages are expected to help, given flooding patterns during the April 18 storm. Trustees weigh prioritizing Cleveland Street, Main Street or Our Lady of Ransom projects.
Jeff Wickencamp was eager to see just where, and how, Niles streets and homes flooded during the April 18 storm. That's because Wickencamp, of Hey and Associates, is an engineer and consultant who has helped develop Niles' $15 million plan to alleviate future flooding. He and the village's Stormwater Committee have extensively studied how and where the village floods, and drawn up computer models, upon which the flooding prevention plan is based. Earlier: Niles OKs $15 million plan to fight flooding The good news he shared at a Niles village board meeting April 23 is that flooding occurred as the models forecast it would. That means the planned flood prevention projects should be effective. "The models prepared for the stormwater …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Acting Village Manager Steve Vinezeano says the first parts of NIles' $15 million plan to reduce flooding have already started to help. Plus--street sweeping Saturday.
Though many Niles and Morton Grove homes flooded in this week's storm, it could have been worse. Electricity stayed on in the majority of homes, which provided power to keep sump pumps working for most people. A power outage would have casued many more flooded basements. Because previous floods have been so bad, the Niles village board last year approved spending $15 million on a stormwater plan designed to reduce flooding in homes and businesses. Though it's still in the planning and engineering phase, it helped this time. Earlier: Niles OKs $15 Million For Plan To Prevent Flooding Acting Niles Village Manager Steve Vinezeano said the engineers have put together very good maps which identify the areas which flood when it rains a half-…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
As George Van Geem is leaving the village manager post to take another position, Vinezeano will step in as the village conducts a search for a replacement.
After Niles Village Manager George Van Geem announced his resignation recently to take a position with the village of Skokie, the village of Niles has announced plans to appoint Assistant Village Manager Steve Vinezeano as Acting Village Manager. Earlier: Van Geem leaving Niles for Skokie The village released the following statement Wednesday: Niles Mayor Robert M. Callero will appoint Steven C. Vinezeano to the post of Acting Village Manager at the Niles Board meeting on December 11, 2012. Mr. Vinezeano, a veteran of the U.S. Army, joined Niles in 2000 and has served as the Assistant Village Manager for the last ten years. Steve holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Southern Illinois University and has been actively …
Sandy
7:59 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Sorry, I meant flooded multiple times. The street is so flooded, it makes it impossible for cars to drive down it. And, I could not get out of my driveway due to the water. more ›