R1 - 10.16.07 - 7pm Village Hall - Tuesday night

According to Kirk Smith (Zoning Officer) - the Brae Loch Rd. issue (vote on R1 to go into the comprehensive Plan) - is anticipated to be on the October 16th agenda. Here was his reply to the various people that emailed the village.....

"Mayor Perry asked me to respond to your inquiry. The Brae Loch Rd. matter will not be on the October 2 Agenda. I do anticipate it will be on the 16th Agenda."

Kirk Smith
Zoning Officer
Village of Grayslake, Illinois
Phone:847-223-2323
Fax:847-223-4821
Email:ksmith@villageofgrayslake.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR - DAILY HERALD 09.20.07
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=41106

I would like to commend the village of Grayslake Plan Commission for their recent unanimous vote for recommendation to keep Brae Loch Road single-family residential in the village's comprehensive plan.
We encourage the zoning board/village board to now follow suit and issue a recommendation for R1 zoning. Anything beyond that will not fit in the proposed site and only create a type of installment that will bring property values down, set a precedent for future general negative rezoning along Brae Loch Road, creating a hodgepodge of structures and impact traffic considerations. Too much residential development impacts school districts in Lake County by adding students to schools that often do not have adequate space in classrooms or funding for educational and extracurricular programs.

Current R1 zoning rules allow for one house per acre of land. This is more than enough to accommodate three to four upscale homes (depending on the infrastructure required) that would not only fit within the current neighborhood, but could easily prove profitable for any developer. This would be a win, win, win situation. The residents benefit and are not disturbed, the developer makes money, and the village comes out looking good for once.

Gene Kulin

Grayslake