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Glenview Village Board

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Storm Water Management Plan Shows Worth After Record Rainfall

Village Board learns master plan is working.

After Glenview experienced a record rainfall July 22-23, the Village Board learned Tuesday at its regularly scheduled meeting that efforts to deal with storm water management are beginning to make a difference.  Capital Projects Director Joseph Kenney briefed the board on the progress of the multi-pronged effort of the Storm Water Management Task Force master plan to rein in flooding that affects Glenview each time there is heavy storm. He also gave a brief report on the record 6.41 inches of rainfall. Related: Record Rains Hit Glenview  “We want to eliminate severe backups, reduce the risk of flooding and over the long term improve the drainage system,” Kenney said. Some of the projects are joint efforts with other governmental agencies…

Village Exceeds Financial Projections

Glenview’s thrift paid off during last winter’s blizzard.

The Glenview Village Board learned it finished 2010 spending just over $1.5 million less than projected when the Consolidated Annual Financial Report (CAFR) was presented at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting.  The surplus turned out to be beneficial because it was quickly exhausted during the winter’s major blizzard.  “It’s a good thing it was there,” Village President Kerry Cummings said. “Otherwise we might have had to do without something this summer.”  Related: Glenview to Get Nearly $150,000 Reimbursement for Blizzard Snow Removal The Village budgeted revenue for 2010 of $51,767,871 and actually collected $53,285,582 according to the report.  The CAFR is the Village’s audited financial statements prepared by its auditor, Miller, …

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