Council approves 15-foot permanent storm-sewer easement for 1 Astor Park development

The council approved a request from 1 Astor Holdings LLC for a permanent 15-foot-wide storm sewer easement along the Fox River Trail on Parcel 15-2 to serve the 1 Astor Park residential development.

The Director (name not stated) said the easement and accompanying graphics were included in the agenda packet, explained that the easement would allow the developer to capture stormwater from the site and discharge it to the river in accordance with their stormwater permit, and said the law department reviewed the easement in support of approval. "So in essence, they're going to capture water on their property, and pipe it into the river as part of their stormwater permit process," the Director said.

A council member moved to approve the permanent easement; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Staff did not record additional conditions in the meeting discussion and no member-level roll-call vote was taken.

The easement approval completes a procedural item needed for the developer to proceed toward breaking ground on the residential project, according to staff comments.