Attempt to control water pipeline suffers legal delay
“A move by five southwest suburban towns to take control of a supply line that provides Lake Michigan water to the area has been delayed because of a legal issue.
Attorneys for the Northern Will County Water Agency have moved to voluntarily dismiss the group’s case to seize the privately owned pipeline.
The move is the latest development in the lengthy, costly quest by Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Homer Glen, Lemont and Woodridge to control the line in Bedford Park that provides the lake water.
The mayors of the five towns argue that they could better run the line than the current owners, American Lake Water Co., and provide consumers with lower water bills.
Led by Bolingbrook, which is footing roughly 80 percent of the legal bills, the towns discussed the takeover for years before the agency officially formed in 2012. The initial eminent domain action was filed in January 2013.”
Ziezulewicz, Geoff. Tribune 10 March 2014