Lake in the Hills beaches reopened today, after being closed since Saturday, due to .
“The waters finally came down to acceptable levels. Hopefully we don’t get too much more rain over the next couple of days,” said Andrew Gemmell, superintendent of recreation for Lake in the Hills parks and recreation.
The beaches are still under heavy rain advisory, because heavy rain can stir up E coli bacteria, Gemmell said.
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After the water receded, it took the sand with it, according to Gemmell.
The beaches were distorted. There were islands protruding into the water. We had to have trucks come out to level sand and bring it back out of the water,” Gemmell said.
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Gemmell said beach closings this year are running more than average.
“The last two years were good, but it all depends on the rain. It’s nature; you can’t do too much about it,” he said.
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