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Aurora, Illinois

File #: 25-0538    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Recommendation Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 6/27/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/22/2025 Final action:
Title: Letter of intent to remain a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (USACE) study regarding the removal of dams on the Fox River.
Attachments: 1. Fox 519 LOI Template

 

TO:                     Mayor John Laesch

 

FROM:                     Brian Witkowski, New Development Engineer

 

DATE:                     June 27, 2025

 

SUBJECT: title

Letter of intent to remain a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (USACE) study regarding the removal of dams on the Fox River.

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 The attached letter is a draft of the City's request to remain in the study. The USACE, is looking for a response from all communities with dams to ensure that the communities are still interested in having dam removal investigated.

 

Moving forward the USACE will be conducting soil sampling operations at various dams. This is additional information that they would like to include in their final report.

 

Staff is looking for direction for continuing to engage the USACE regarding dam removal investigation and recommends signing the attached letter. The letter does not commit the City to either removal nor preservation of the dam.

 

Cc: I&T Committee