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SUNSET AND CREST PROJECT IN CARY AIMS TO REDUCE FLOODING RISKS
Officials also will consider SWAT recruitment rules By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com
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Destroyed furniture sits in a pile in front of 301 Crest Drive on June 26, 2013, in Cary. These objects were destroyed by flooding that occurred June 25, 2013.
Village starts design process for flood relief Demolition of 2 of 3 homes expected within 60 days By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com CARY – With fewer properties to be purchased than planned, the village will have to do some “creative engineering” for the Sunset and Crest flood relief project. The intent was to buy up to four properties at the intersection and convert the land to open space for stormwater detention. “It’ll be engineered in such a way that it will catch as much water so it has a place to be as opposed to people’s basements,” Cary Village Administrator Christopher Clark said. Demolition of two properties in the flood plain, which already have been acquired by the village, is expected within the next 60 days, Clark recently said. The Village Board has authorized a bid award for $48,850 to Markham-based KLF Enterprises to carry out the work at 57 Sunset Drive and 301 Crest Drive. The board also recently approved the purchase of a third property, 65 Sunset Drive, for $140,000.
“We’ll still be able to make some substantial improvements to drainage, but the reality is one of the properties can’t be acquired.” Christopher Clark, Cary village administrator on the modifications of the plans for the Sunset and Crest flood relief project As for the intended fourth residence, another on Sunset Drive, Clark said the property owner has not been accepting of the terms or the offer made. He added the terms of the federal grant for the project do not allow for the use of eminent domain and discussions have reached “a point of impasse.” “We’ll still be able to make some substantial improvements to drainage, but the reality is one of the properties can’t be acquired,” he said.
The 57 Sunset Drive property was acquired for $210,000 and 301 Crest Drive for about $123,850. Under the terms of the grant, “the purchase price cannot be negotiated and must be determined by the appraisal report and duplication of benefits review as approved by [the Illinois Emergency Management Agency],” village documents say. Public Works Director Erik Morimoto said it’s too early to tell how significant the effect of having three acquired properties as opposed to four will be in creating the best flood relief design. “It’s not as simple as [saying] having three-fourths the properties [means] we’ll only have three-fourths the impact,” Morimoto said, adding the village is working with a consultant and expects “creative engineering” will be explored to make the most out of the land available to them. The purchase and demolition of the properties will be 75 percent covered by federal reimbursement grant dollars awarded in January to the village by the
WOODSTOCK – A labor contract with McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies and allowing municipal officers to join the county SWAT team are among the items up Tuesday evening for a McHenry County Board vote. Board members will decide whether to ratify a new four-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police unit that represents the sheriff’s office’s sworn patrol deputies and detectives. The contract, retroactive to Nov. 30, 2014, when the previous contract expired, gives deputies a 2.25 percent raise this fiscal year and a 1.75 percent increase in fiscal 2016. But the contract will be reopened midterm so wages and health and dental benefits can be negotiated for the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. The last contract between the deputies and the county resulted in a two-year impasse settled in 2013 by a state arbitrator. Sworn deputies are one of three sheriff’s office units represented by the FOP – the other two represent correctional officers and non sworn civilian staff. Board members also will be asked to approve an intergovernmental agreement that would allow the sheriff’s office to more easily augment the county SWAT team with a handful of municipal police officers who meet the qualifications. Under current county rules, Sheriff Bill Prim would have to go to the board for a vote for each outside officer he wants to add to the team. The 24-member team would be brought up to about 30 under the proposal, with participating departments in charge of paying for needed equipment and training for their respective officers. Augmenting SWAT with local police officers would mean better cohesion among departments
If you go WHAT: McHenry County Board meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock
Agenda Board members will decide whether to ratify a new four-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. Board members will be asked to approve an intergovernmental agreement that would allow the sheriff’s office to augment the county SWAT team with a handful of qualified municipal police officers without having to go to the board each time. The board is expected to vote on a $2.67 million emergency appropriation to replace the roof of the county government center.
See PROJECT, page A6 See AGENDA, page A6
Presidential hopeful signs abortion ban Wis. Gov. Scott Walker’s move comes as he seeks distinction in crowded GOP field By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND The Associated Press OSHKOSH, Wis. – Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one week after launching his bid for the 2016 presidential nomination, signed a bill Monday that outlaws nonemergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is a core issue for
the conservative Republican base whose support Walker will seek as he tries to stand out in a crowded presidential field that also includes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and billionaire Donald Trump. While Walker has a long history of opposing abortions, it’s an issue where he could be targeted by rivals: Just nine months ago he ran a TV ad during his gubernatorial
re-election campaign where he said whether to obtain an abortion is an agonizing decision between a woman and her doctor. Walker’s record includes defunding Planned Parenthood, requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, a law currently blocked by a federal court judge, and requiring women to have ultrasounds and be shown images
of the fetus before having an abortion. Walker, during his re-election campaign, refused to say last year whether he would support a 20-week abortion ban. But in the face of questions from anti-abortion conservatives over his commitment to the issue in the light of the campaign ad, Walker in
See WALKER, page A6
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Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker addresses a crowd Sunday at Giese Manufacturing in Dubuque, Iowa.
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