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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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Vol. 18 No. 45
STory By clAre WAlTerS FOR THE SENTINEL
secluded wooded parcel in Shorewood is the DuPage River’s very own lost and found. Countless items—including a deck and hot tub— washed away in April’s flooding have piled up on private property along the river and east of Valencia Drive. Shorewood Village Administrator Roger Barrowman said the river jogs to the east at this point, which becomes a natural place for debris floating downstream to pile up. The pile measures about 12 feet high and 40 feet wide, creating what Mayor Rick Chapman called “the Hoover Dam.” “It definitely will cause problems back there if we don’t get it out of there,” he said.
QUICK FACT The debris removal is estimated to cost $50,000
See TROUBLE, page 23
New stop sign at Brookshore and Deerwood By Stewart Warren For the Sentinel
Motorists, beware: New stops signs soon will be added on Brookshore Drive at Deerwood Drive. Stop signs already are posted on Deerwood Drive, so the new ones will turn the intersection into a four-way stop. Once the new signs are installed, Shorewood police
will be watching the area to make sure drivers follow the law. The members of the Shorewood Village Board voted unanimously during their Oct. 8 meeting to add the signs, and they’ll be installed within the next two weeks. As they discussed the issue, the trustees mentioned their ongoing concerns about safety at the intersection. In that section of Brookshore Drive, there is
an S-shaped curve. The street is narrow and lined with drainage ditches. Sidewalks haven’t been installed, so there is little room for pedestrians. The area can be a little dangerous, Mayor Rick Chapman said after the meeting. “One of my neighbors was clipped in the elbow there while pushing a stroller,” the mayor said. And a survey of traffic showed
drivers sometimes disobey the law while traveling through the area.“The speed limit is 25, but the average speed is in the low 30s,” said Bryan Welch of Christopher B. Burke Engineering. In the future, money should be put aside each year to do something about that curvy stretch of Brookshore Drive, Trustee Jim McDonald said. “I think we need to solve the long-
range problem,” he said. But the drainage ditches and utility lines would make it an expensive fix,Welch said. “It is not cost effective,” he added. Trustee Dan Warren wondered if a speed bump, hump or table might be a helpful addition, and the trustees discussed the possible benefits and liabilities of installing one of the traffic control devices.