Comment Submitted by Wassim Khatib

This proposal does not reflect any changes to the way local administrations apply the residential safety into account. Local governement administrations are not building the mitigation measures accounting for day to day safety aspects. The construction designs must provide day to day safety to the residents and this is not evident at this point neither in the proposed ruling. Natural disasters in Illinois for example do not occur often. Lets look at flooding resulting from storm water that ens up in rivers an or lakes which raises the water level. The municipalities seek easements on residential properties an they design something that could serve the flooding in someway an it could potentially help in reducing the effect losses and amages resulting from the flood. But these municipalities do not construct these designs in a way that provide day to day safety. Retention easements that serve in a flooding situation or an excess storm water fall pose a serious health and safety hazard to residents since the water that comes to the retention area brings in all kinds of trash like broken glass, ripped cans and various other items that can cause serious injuries and infections. Not only this but the exposure of the inlets and outlets at an alivation level can also cause injuries in incidents of falling. The easement languages to construct such mitigation plans and designs must be addressed in such proposal, the proposal must obligate municipalites to follow the day to day safety aspect as well as the long term one. The current situation is constitutionaly offensive to the safety, health and welfare of residents. The maintenance of the easement properties is the responsibility of the home or land owner and with the hazards involved in the water in the retention areas it poses a maintenance threat also, If residents are liable for maintaining the easement properties then the municipalites should make sure designs are safe and maintaining them is safe also.