Remington Creek residents urge Roscoe board to block rezoning, cite traffic and safety concerns

Remington Creek residents told the Village of Roscoe board on April 1 that a pending request tied to the sale of a 66‑acre parcel adjacent to their subdivision should be denied or limited to a single house because of traffic, safety and procedural concerns.

"My wife and I have been residents of Remington Creek for the last 33 years ... and we absolutely adore it," said Laverne Ohlwine, a Remington Creek resident, describing the neighborhood as "a safe place for people to walk." Several other residents debated the applicant's filings and asked the board to block or narrow any rezoning or annexation tied to the sale.

The residents’ concerns centered on traffic and safety: Remington Creek is effectively a one‑way‑in, one‑way‑out subdivision with 39 existing homes and, residents said, roughly 50 vehicle trips per day on Sheringham Drive. Speakers said an earlier plat they had seen showed a potential build‑out of as many as 26 lots on the adjacent 66 acres, which would add scores of daily vehicle trips and construction traffic on a narrow road with…