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2026 Shoreline Restoration Projects - Award
History
The Public Works Department currently maintains one hundred ninety-five (195) stormwater basins and has active stewardship contracts to manage the shorelines of one hundred seventeen (117) of them. These stewardships are effective at reducing the rate of degradation of the basins, but natural processes such as erosion and sedimentation are impossible to eliminate completely. These issues have become prominent at two (2) of the Village’s stormwater basins - Village Square Pond and Brook Hill Pond #2 - and the work necessary to correct these issues goes beyond the normal scope of the storm basin stewardship contracts.
Village Square Pond is a wet pond located in the Village Square of Orland subdivision. Erosion has severely impacted large swaths of this pond’s shoreline, particularly along the northern shore. In some areas, the waterline has encroached several feet closer to the surrounding homes and is beginning to erode land on residents’ properties. A reconstruction of the shoreline is necessary to halt the advance of erosion and restore portions of the land that have already been washed away.
Brook Hill Pond #2 is a dry pond in the Brook Hills subdivision with a small creek flowing through it. The creek has accumulated sediment over the years that restricts flow through the pond, and much of this sediment comes from the eroding slopes between the creek and the neighboring homes. The pond also has a low spot that experiences chronic standing water and has been a frequent source of concern for the nearby residents. The slopes of the creek require stabilization, the creek itself needs to be cleared to improve flow, and the low spot needs to be re-graded to allow proper drainage.
On March 31, 2026, Public Works issued an informal RFP via email to the Village’s five (5) ecological restoration contractors (ERCs) for a project to restore these ponds. The RFP had a due date of May 1, 2026, and three (3) ...
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