Staff from Naperville’s Public Works, and Transportation, Engineering and Development departments put their heads together and realized they had an idea that could offer a solution: Build a berm.

Savoie said with a 12-foot-wide berm, he’d use about 18 inches of tilled-up clay soil that has been smoothed out and then add composted soil to reach a height of 24 inches.

But the storm washed away the berm that protects the village from the sea. “We’re back in school,” said Agnes Takak, the school secretary and a member of the Shaktoolik Council.

Collier County commissioners have approved a no-bid contract to expedite the construction of an emergency berm to protect upland property left vulnerable by Hurricane Ian. At their last board ...