Will County Declared Disaster Area
In the aftermath of the April 17-18 rain and flash floods, Gov. Pat Quinn declared Will County a disaster area. Lincoln-Way municipal officials are available for questions.
After the April 17-18 deluge and flash flooding, Will County has been declared a disaster area by Gov. Pat Quinn. The Will County Emergency Management Agency website reveals that the State of Illinois and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are coordinating efforts to "develop a damage assessment of the flood in Will County." Municipal officials from the Lincoln-Way communities of New Lenox, Mokena and Frankfort are available for assistance in filling out the necessary flood damage survey. However, the timeline for filling out the survey on flood damage is short-lived. The deadline for survey submissions is noon Wednesday, April 24. Visit the Will County EMA here to fill out the flood relief questionnaire. A statement on the Will …
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Alex
11:45 am on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Will County has one of the poorest drainwater management systems in the state. They routinely allow developers to undersize their retention ponds so they can maximize profit by selling more lots. The runoff causes floods to houses that have been dry for decades. Why should MY insurance rates increase because the engineers are either incompetent or corrupt? Case in point: The subdivision behind me… more ›