Paper Shredding Event April 23

The Village and Lakeshore Recycling will host a free residential paper shredding event on Saturday, April 23, at the Public Works facility, 465 Elm Street, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The paper will be shredded on site. Participants are limited to three bankers boxes or paper bags per vehicle. Residential only, please no businesses.

For more information, contact Communications Coordinator David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at 847.719.7400 or dfitzgerald@deerfield.il.us.

Water Meter Head Replacement

Starting next week, some residents will receive a letter from United Meters Inc. (UMI) asking them to schedule an appointment to have their water meter head replaced. The meter head is the part of the meter that transmits your water usage via radio frequency to the Village for billing purposes.

The Public Works department began installing updated Orion radio frequency water meter heads in 2001 and now many of the meter heads have reached the end of their useful lifecycle.

In 2021, all meter heads in the Northwest quadrant were replaced. This year, the work will focus on the Northeast, Southeast and Southwest quadrants of the Village. The letters from UMI will be sent out over the next few months by neighborhood.

Residents will schedule an appointment directly with UMI, who will dispatch licensed plumbers to complete the work. All UMI employees will wear a facemask and follow social distancing guidelines as part of the installation.

Depending upon the location of your water meter, UMI may need to enter your home to complete the meter head replacement. Please ensure that UMI’s licensed plumber has direct access to the meter before your appointment. The meter head replacement should take 30 minutes or less and your water may need to be turned off during that time.

For more information, please contact Justin Keenan, Assistant to the Village Manager, at 847.719.7462 or jkeenan@deerfield.il.us.

Natural Hazard Preparedness

Provide your input on local hazard preparedness at an upcoming community meeting of the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission at 6 p.m. on April 19.

The meeting is part of an effort to update Lake County's All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (ANHMP), which was created in 2006 to identify activities and projects to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards such as tornadoes, floods, and severe storms. At the meeting, attendees will learn more about hazard mitigation and the ANHMP and how to protect their homes from natural hazards.

When: Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
Attend Virtually on Zoom: https://bit.ly/3KzUwqJ; or
Attend In-Person: Lake County Central Permit Facility, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 500 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville

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