CLARENDON HILLS, IL – Clarendon Hills may or may not allow Dunkin’ Donuts self-service service next week in a local neighborhood.
Opponents distribute a leaflet to neighbors, asking them to point out a petition and touch village officials.
On Monday, the village council can vote on the proposed drive-thru service. It would be at the old Tracy Tavern on the southwest corner of 55th Street and Western Avenue.
The board meeting room is expected to be full, but the town gave no indication that it plans to replace the meeting room.
“Our repeated requests to hold the assembly in a larger room have been rejected and we know that the number of venues is very limited, SO DO NOT HESITATE TO BRING A GARDEN CHAIR!”Resident Daniel Quealy said Wednesday in an email to the conflicting parties of drive-thru.
In an email to Patch, village administrator Kevin Barr said the village has no plans for its location.
“The many meetings of interest on this topic have allowed other people to pay attention and voice their concerns, especially with the hybrid option,” Barr said. “There is also no apparent choice location. “
The village’s deputy superintendent, Zach Creer, said the village has had internal discussions on the issue. But he said that the village did not have larger rooms that belonged to the village. He also said the park district or library didn’t have bigger venues.
“To my knowledge, we have never used a larger framework for a zoning case and have had many moot cases over the years,” Creer said in an email. “In this case, we have more virtual and appeal options, which has increased the odds for public participation. We also won phone calls, emails, and letters that were delivered to resolution takers. We welcome this participation in any form and have worked to welcome the citizens of the region, for example through the presentation of their (audiovisual) exhibitions and PowerPoint. Presentations. »
In his email, Quealy said self-service service that is based on rush hour and surrounded by homes is the solution for the neighborhood. Opponents call it the “mega self-service. “
On Wednesday, more than 550 people signed a petition in Change. org against the drive-thru.
The developer, KrohVan LLC, in Hinsdale, offers a 6,000-square-foot building. A third of the progression would go to the Dunkin’ Donuts mix and the Baskin-Robbins restaurant. The rest is for a store yet to be determined.
The developer’s traffic engineer begged to install a traffic light on the 55th and west, but said the only chance of affecting self-service service at the intersection was if traffic backed up, which he considered highly unlikely.
Village officials were silent about the need for a traffic light. They say it’s a separate issue.
The meeting is set at 6:30 p. m. m. on Monday at Village Hall, 1 N. Prospect Ave.
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