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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 107, No. 41
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REVIEW OCTOBER 9, 2024
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Village council considers new sites for water reservoir They approved a feasibility study for two places where a new one could be built By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The village council is moving forward with a study to explore potential sites for the construction of a new water reservoir in Forest Park to replace the one on Jackson Boulevard. The village has two reservoirs that hold potable water for its residents: a 350,000-gallon reservoir on Hannah Avenue and a million-gallon one on Jackson Boulevard beneath the Howard Mohr Community Center. The Jackson Boulevard reservoir is the older of the two reservoirs and is nearing the end of its 75-year lifespan. At the end of last year, the village installed emergency buttresses to hold up the reservoir’s deteriorating ceiling and restricted access to the community center’s playground above the reservoir. Early this year, the village council continued conversations about whether to rehab the Jackson Boulevard reservoir or build a new one in a different location. At the last village council meeting, commissioners
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