Mundelein joins agencies opposing Wisconsin`s controversial deal for a Foxconn plant

Mundelein trustees have joined the Lake County Board, Lincolnshire and Gurnee in opposing Wisconsin`s plan to waive environmental restrictions for a Foxconn manufacturing plant being built just north of the Illinois border...

...Much of Mundelein is in the Des Plaines River watershed, and some areas flood after significant rains. But that flooding has more to do with an insufficient sewer system than the Des Plaines River`s water level, Village Administrator John Lobaito said, and infrastructure improvements are planned...

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Ken Notes: This will be an issue as Foxconn progresses, some will point fingers at the project even if it is not the cause of the problem. Foxconn will need to document there efforts closely and be ready to defend the development. I continue to hope that they will live up to their word by actually adopting environmentally sound practices in the dirt not just in the press.