Zay, Rutledge Tour County Stormwater Facilities
DuPage County’s Stormwater Management Committee Chairman Jim Zay gave a tour of stormwater facilities at Armstrong Park in Carol Stream and the Elmhurst Quarry to County Board members Sheila Rutledge, Liz Chaplin, and Dawn DeSart.
DuPage County Receives Three National Awards
County Board members joined other elected officials and staff in accepting three achievement awards from the National Association of Counties annual conference in July. DuPage County received awards for its First Offender Call Unified for Success (F.O.C.U.S.) drug treatment program, Stormwater Shared Services Program, and Stormwater Water Quality Flag Program.
DuPage in the News
DuPage County’s Clean and Lien Program is continuing to help residents across the County. From the Daily Herald: How DuPage County's 'clean and lien' program helps fix neighborhood eyesores
Make that seven dissolved units of local government. From the Daily Herald: DuPage secures court order to disband Lombard-area sanitary district
Protecting the voiceless. From the Daily Herald: What suburban residents are doing to shut 'puppy mills' down
County Board Chairman Dan Cronin and Finance Committee Chairman Bob Larsen welcomed Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin to the County Board meeting today as the Board approved an agreement with Aurora to share ethics enforcement. Under the County’s Accountability, Consolidation and Transparency Initiative, sharing enforcement activities reduces duplication of ethics administration, streamlines the investigative process and saves resources.
Animal Services Committee member Sheila Rutledge welcomed Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi to the DuPage County campus to announce legislation to enhance the Animal Welfare Act.
DuPage Water Commission Chairman Jim Zay celebrated the extension of Lake Michigan water to the Village of Bartlett in June.
DuPage Recycling Efforts
Did you know that DuPage County is home to one of four long-term household hazardous waste collection facilities in the state? Hazardous waste is abundant in households, from fire extinguishers to typical cleaners that fall into the “hard-to-dispose-of” category. For the safety of waste and recycling haulers and the environment, it is important to not place such items in the trash or recycling bin.
The Regional Household Hazardous Waste Facility is located at 156 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville. Any Illinois resident can utilize this facility to dispose of household hazardous waste; business waste cannot be accepted at the site.
The facility is open Saturdays and Sundays (excluding holidays) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find out what you can bring and other recycling information by visiting the County’s website: https://www.dupageco.org/Waste/.
County Board member Sheila Rutledge attends a meeting of DuPage County's Complete Count Committee. The Committee has met twice, hearing presentations from the U.S. Census Bureau and the DuPage Geographic Information Systems Division. The Committee will provide direction and advice to ensure an accurate 2020 Census count of DuPage County residents.
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