|
Sewer
proposal stirs
opposition of suburb
Chicago Tribune -
10/6
Municipalities
often manage the density of new developments by deciding where to
extend sewer service.
But
Barrington-area village presidents fear a recent Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency proposal will force them to give
up one tool that has helped keep the area's rural atmosphere
intact.
The Barrington
Area Council of Governments late last month voted to oppose the
agency's plan to eliminate Facility Planning Areas, which set
geographic boundaries on the collection and treatment of sewage.
Barrington Hills
Village President James Kempe gave an example that an apartment
building could not be built as easily if sewers were not extended
without the need for more land for an adequate septic field.
Kempe added that
if municipalities did not have Facility Planning Areas to manage
development, developers could shop around for a treatment facility
that would be willing to extend sewer lines, usually from a
neighboring growth-minded community.
Most of the BACOG
area is in the Barrington Facility Planning Area, where sewage is
collected and treated at the Barrington wastewater plant.
Except for
Barrington and small pockets of commercial and industrial
development, most buildings must use septic fields to treat sewage
resulting in a need for more space. The BACOG board directed its
leaders to back the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission in
its opposition to the change.
BACOG represents
Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, North
Barrington, South Barrington and Tower Lakes.
NOTICE: In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C., section 107, some material is provided without
permission from the copyright owner, only for purposes of
criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair
use" provisions of federal copyright laws. These materials
may not be distributed further, except for "fair use,"
without permission of the copyright owner.
|