The project is complete. Lake Michigan water has been provided to the Villages of Lindenhurst and Lake Villa, and the unincorporated areas of Grandwood Park and Fox Lake Hills. 

Construction of the water distribution mains was completed in four sections. More detailed updates can be found here. 
 

Property Taxes

Property tax bills now include the SSA tax to fund construction costs, which will continue to be assessed for 25 to 30 years until the bonds for this project are paid off. An SSA is the most appropriate and only funding mechanism that can be used to sell bonds of this magnitude. Using the value of your home to determine your share of the tax burden is the mechanism for funding other services rendered to properties, such as fire protection, police protection, parks, schools, etc. Therefore, if your house is valued higher than your neighbor, you will be assessed a higher SSA tax.

Project Purpose

The affected communities faced an uncertain future with regard to water supply. Before this project, our local water supply came from underground aquifers. Growing demand depleted the deep aquifer and shallow aquifers were being pumped at capacity, which created low water levels and poor water quality.