Residents urge reassessment of Sutton Farm density after record rainfall; propose shifting multifamily units toward village center

Several residents used the board’s public‑comment period to press officials to reconsider aspects of the Sutton Farm development near County Line Road and Landon Road, saying the recent record rainfall exposed vulnerabilities in runoff and retention systems.

Barb Berg, a nearby resident, said she viewed prior board discussions about housing types and concluded that the village seemed to be positioning multifamily, potentially rental, units near the Sutton Farm site. Berg urged the board to remove multifamily rental possibilities from the Sutton Farm plan and relocate them to the Grossnick property closer to the village center to reduce traffic and preserve farmland that now helps absorb runoff.

Tammy Schneider, who submitted photos and an email during the event, described water reaching from front yards to the street, retention ponds that overflowed at Grace Commons and Breezy Hill Nursery, and a field adjacent to a We Energies parcel that flooded into the Walmart entrance. Schneider cautioned that adding a 273‑unit development and its impervious surfaces would increase runoff, and she said the village engineer had raised written concerns about sewer infrastructure, lift stations and pond dimensions for the Sutton Homes plan.

Residents asked the board to commission a comprehensive drainage and water‑flow study before approving increased density in that watershed and to preserve existing natural drainage areas in the Northeast corner of Highway Q and Landon Road.

Trustees thanked residents for their comments; no formal action on the Sutton Farm development was taken at the meeting. Village staff did not commit to specific next steps in the public record beyond noting the engineer had submitted comments and that the board would consider those materials during future deliberations.