Government City to act on $19 million reservoir contract Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to approve a $19.2 million contract with Thieneman Construction to replace the city's five million gallon water reservoir located under a parking lot at the By Bill Smith on November 12, 2018 - 2:17 pm
Government No parking atop new reservoir Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to approve an easement agreement with Northwestern University to let the city replace its 84-year-old, five-million-gallon water storage reservoir located on the school's land. The deal By Bill Smith on September 17, 2018 - 10:38 am
Government City seeks to loosen NU parking requirement Evanston's Plan Commission tonight is scheduled to review a city staff proposal to reduce the number of parking spaces Northwestern University is required to provide on campus. The proposal is By Bill Smith on February 21, 2018 - 3:35 pm
Government Report: New water reservoir won’t require rate hike Evanston's Utilities Commission is recommending that the city replace, rather than repair, its aging 1934 water storage reservoir, and staff says the $20 million project can be financed without raising By Bill Smith on January 26, 2015 - 12:43 pm
Government Study to explore six water reservoir options Evanston aldermen Monday will be asked to fund a study to look at six possible options for improving the city's water storage facilities. Utilities Director Dave Stoneback, in a memo By Bill Smith on March 21, 2014 - 2:35 pm
Government Quinn offers hope for reservoir cash Those Evanstonians who spent the day traveling to Springfield yesterday may have returned with a $28 million pot of cash to help replace Evanston's aging water reservoir. While upwards of By Charles Bartling on February 27, 2014 - 3:16 pm
Government City makes case for new reservoir City officials took Evanston aldermen and a handful of curious residents on a bus tour of proposed capital improvement projects Saturday. And the really big-ticket stop was at the at the By Bill Smith on October 28, 2013 - 12:59 pm
Government Projected cost of water reservoir project soars Evanston aldermen this week were told the city will need to spend about $26 million soon to replace its aging water reservoir under a parking lot at the north end By Bill Smith on October 2, 2013 - 2:35 pm
Government Water reservoir to require $4 million in repairs Evanston aldermen will get the bad news tonight that the roof of a nearly 80-year-old reservoir at the city's water plant is failing and will soon need repairs estimated to By Bill Smith on January 28, 2013 - 3:32 pm