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Vol. 40, No. 11
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March 19, 2025
To speed absorbtion, Riverside boosts softer surfaces Staff will look into financial incentives for replacing hardscape with semi-pervious surfaces like pavers By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
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Riverside has changed its village code to encourage the use of semi-pervious surfaces on residential lots over impervious surfaces by allowing residents to use up to 20% more of the semi-pervious material. With village trustees’ unanimous passage of an ordinance March 6, semi-pervious surfaces are now defined as those that allow stormwater to pass through them into the ground below, including permeable pavers, porous concrete and pea gravel. Trustee Aberdeen MarshOzga was absent at the meeting and did not vote. Village Planner Anne Cyran told the village board that these surfaces must be installed properly so the See SURFACES on page 5
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