Blizzard Cost Village $168,000

Libertyville spent $168,242 on last week’s blizzard, which bought 20 inches of snow to the area, according to the village.

Downtown snow clean-up efforts cost the village $75,000. Another $32,500 was spent for overtime and $11,400 was for equipment repairs. The village allocated about $49,000 for the use of village equipment. The blizzard cost the police and fire department about $6,300.

The village is working with the Lake County Emergency Management Agency to apply for federal funding reimbursement. If Lake County is declared a Federal Disaster Area, the village will be eligible for some or all reimbursements.

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