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Citizens for Conservation Add Voice to Dimucci Plan Opposition

The next meeting of the Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals is at 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 25; Debate wil continue on the plan for rezoning and a PUD at Rte. 12 and Old McHenry Road.

As public hearings on the controversial Dimucci property rezoning request continue, the opposition continues to build. 

The Citizens for Conservation (CFC), a Barrington-area environmental organization, published a statement last week opposing the Dimucci family request for rezoning 109 acres, from residential to commercial, at the southeast corner of Rte. 12 and Old McHenry Road. 

CFC concerns include loss of water storage, and possible flooding, in the Flint Creek Watershed.  

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The Lake County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hold its second of several public hearings on the Dimucci request for rezoning and a Planned Unit Development (PUD), at 5 p.m., July 25, at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer. 

ZBA Chairman George Bell said the public hearings have drawn more residents than any zoning issue in his 12 years on the ZBA. About 200 residents, mostly opposed to the plan, attended the first hearing.

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The plan is being opposed by the villages of North Barrington and Hawthorn Woods, the Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG), Active Citizens for Responsible Expansion (ACRE), based in Lake Zurich; Protect Lakewood, and most recently, CFC.

After the ZBA makes its recommendation, the Planning Building and Zoning Committee will conduct a detailed review. The proposal then will go before the Lake County Board for a final decision.

 


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