Northfield to Receive $200,000 from State for Stormwater Projects
17th District Representative Beth Coulson recently informed the Village of Northfield that she was successful in getting $200,000 allocated from the State Capital funds to help Northfield with stormwater projects. A series of projects were identified by the Village's consulting engineer of Gewalt Hamilton Associates Inc., who conducted a comprehensive stormwater study in 2008. During that study, heavy flooding occurred in September when storms dumped an historic rainfall on the area of 8.54 inches in a 72 hour period. The stormwater study helped identify potential projects to minimize flooding throughout the Village's stormwater sewer system. The $200,000 Northfield will receive will be allocated partially from new revenue sources the State has identified that are being established to help fund capital projects throuoghout the State. This comes at an ideal time for many municipalities whose own capital budgets have been significantly reduced by revenue losses and higher expenses.
