Homewood to consider joining new regional water agency

On Tuesday, Homewood trustees will consider joining a new group of 11 south suburban municipalities that plan to explore the feasibility of obtaining water from Lake Michigan through Hammond, Ind.

Flossmoor trustees voted in December to join the group.

Public Works Director John Schaefer said the exploratory project does not necessarily indicate a plan to switch water suppliers. He said the village is interested in having more control over water costs and it hopes to determine what its options are…Please click here to read Eric Crump’s story in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle. A followup story is here in the Tribune/Daily Southtown. A followup story, Homewood signs agreement in search for alternative water source, is in the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle.