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Buildings set for demolition in Harvey – Harvey World Herald
WEBJul 22, 2024 · As of January 2023, there are 24 properties the Buildings Department will demolish. Here’s what they are. A bulldozer pummels an iconic purple and white home, once used by Thornton to sell snacks, as shown December 13, 2022. HWH / Amethyst J. Davis. The HWH secured the most recent list of properties in …
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Policing the police: The long road to independent oversight of …
WEBJul 15, 2024 · It acts upon a long-ignored recommendation from the Sheriff to collaborate with other law enforcement to bring organization to the HPD. However, both measures still fall short of enacting external oversight. Two Harvey police vehicles approach a red light at 154th St. and Dixie Hwy, as shown April 8, 2024.
Private property rights and eminent domain, explained
WEBAug 22, 2024 · A sign that reads “private property.” Shutterstock. As a water retention pond threatens to displace longtime Harvey residents, some are left wondering, is this eminent domain? The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has signed an intergovernmental agreement with Harvey to acquire the properties of several longtime residents 153rd Street & Myrtle Avenue for a stormwater management and ...
Harvey's aging water and sewer lines slated to get $1.5 million ...
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Harvey’s aging water and sewer lines slated to get $1.5 million overhaul. The federal government appropriated funds to the city in March when Congress passed the spending bill, paving the way for repairs to Harvey’s aging infrastructure. Mayor Christopher Clark (pictured: lower level, second to the left), met with United States Senator ...
Harvey City Council to vote on resolutions censuring alderpersons …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · A file photo of the Harvey City Hall in Downtown Harvey on October 17, 2021. HWH / Amethyst J. Davis. Editor’s Note, 03/28/2024: This article originally indicated city treasurer Aisha Pickett had not provided a treasurer’s report in …
Environmental hubs. A comprehensive plan: Climate resilience …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · In 2023, the south suburbs will see improvements in the climate preparedness arena from a variety of projects — including a stormwater management pilot project, Harvey’s first-ever comprehensive city plan, and more.
Harvey to pilot new market-based approach to stormwater …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Harvey is the latest city to pilot the market-based approach to stormwater management, placing sidewalk plantings along a three-quarter mile stretch of 154th Street in the downtown area in 2023. The project is currently in the design phase. “ Most of our communities in Cook County were originally built before we had significant stormwater ...
A look inside Restoration Ministries, reimagining "what we could …
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