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Also for your viewing pleasure, we received the below from a faithful PRU reader who added, "From dog bites to flooding surveys...it's déjà vu all over again!"
Published in the Park Ridge Advocate -- May 26, 1966
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September 3, 2009
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OMG! That news clipping is priceless!
You GOTTA love this town.
I love it.
I hate it.
No, wait, I love it....oh, the AMUSEMENT is just priceless!
Lets pause for a moment and listen to all the things that have been done with the sewer system to prevent flooding since this news paper article. Hello?? Anyone?? .....echo....echo....
Bueller?!
does anyone know when Houlihan's is opening? I see that they are hiring.
Interesting.
Use to look through the old PR papers years ago.
It's too bad the Advocate doesn't put up their more older papers online.
Don't think too many have done that.
Houlihan's opening scheduled for Sept. 28 or so.
Obviously the flooding issue is not new. Hello people we live on flat land that always has and always will accumulate water in heavy rains. Some call this flooding. Look at Des Plaines. They plan to spend over $16 million for their flooding problems. There is no easy or cheap fix to the water that will accumulate on flat land during high rain events (a scientific name for heavy rainfall). It happens all over the world nearly every day. Sewer back up is another issue and if getting sewer water in your basement is something you personally dislike, I strongly suggest you personally do something to prevent it. Put in a check valve or sewer back up preventer. If you do not have the money, I suggest you start saving. This issue predates even the 1966 article and the sewer backup problem will not go away unles you do something yourself. I have news for you and the flood commission folks, the problem of water accumulating after heavy rain events in Park Ridge is significant and will not be completely solved. If you do not like rainfall to accumulate in your backyard, I suggest you move to a house on a hill. Problem solved. The City can not solve simple hydraulics (another technical term for water flows downhill) without more money than Des Plaines plans to spend via Casino profits.
I don't mean to "rain on your parade" but the science and facts are what they are. Improvements can be made as I suggest, but there is no simple and easy fix.
ANON 1:09
You may have a point about the facts this is always gonna abe a problem.
As I said before I used to look and the old PR papers, going back as far as the 60's and seeing a few articles on flooding but to move to a hill top which also gives me this impression.
But there still maybe some things that can be done.
My grandparents live in our house from 1960-1974 and the basements flooded from a storm that happened a year after moving in.
However not long after that a new sewaer was out in and inspite us getting some water it has been far from what happened to them all those years ago.
I kinds of have mixed feelings about the whole thing.
Maybe there are things we need to do but then the city probably needs to work on it as well.
Some may always have problems but some of the flloding issues can be solved.
All depends.
Hey Ald. Wsol - enjoy your newest resident on Talcott Ave ( ward 7 ).
I believe its called diversity!
925~~in many places it's called racism.
gypsy,
Why would a concern over Section 8 rentals be a case of racism? Unless of course you believe only people of color receive Section 8 vouchers, which would be racist.
We're sure you're not. At least intentionally.
nope, not against section 8 at all. I am a Democrat, for goodness sake! I perhaps misunderstood the poster, that they are referring to the background of the new residents.
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