Village of Campton Hills staff reported on June 26 that the developer and homeowners association (HOA) for the Norton Lakes subdivision reached a tentative understanding that would provide the HOA $75,000 to correct developer-responsible items and roughly $30,000–$35,000 toward rejuvenation work on the subdivision’s roughly 1.7 miles of roadway.

The staff member giving the update said the developer’s attorney will send a letter and that the village would receive a check for the roadway work. “They will Ancel Glink will send something directly to the HOA on a release for that '75,” the staff member said. The staff member added that five developer-required speed signs will be installed by the highway commissioner the day after the village accepts the public improvements, because the highway department insurance coverage is not valid until acceptance.

The matter matters to residents because it ties developer responsibilities to HOA repairs and to the timing of village acceptance and installation of traffic control. The board was told the HOA and the developer (referred to in the meeting by counsel) scheduled a walk-through with the HOA for 8:30 a.m. on July 8 to identify items the HOA believes the developer must correct.

Trustees asked about the posted speed limit and whether Norton Lakes should match nearby Fox Mill. The staff member said 30 mph is the village’s standard residential limit and that Fox Mill’s 25 mph was set after a prior study. The staff member said changing a section to 25 mph would “likely require a study” and, for non–home rule municipalities, additional approvals. When asked for a ballpark, the staff member and board members estimated a speed-study cost in the range of $5,000 to $10,000.

Board members discussed checking with the Norton Lakes HOA before committing to a study. The staff member said he would contact the HOA and, if the HOA requested it and the study cost is under $10,000, he would proceed without returning to the board for separate authorization. One trustee asked the staff member to seek consensus before spending over $10,000.

The board also announced it would move into closed session under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The president read a motion that the board go into closed session “pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11), regarding pending, probable, or imminent mitigation,” and stated there would be no action after the closed session.

Next steps noted in the meeting: the July 8 walkthrough between the developer’s representatives and the HOA, the village’s receipt of the check for roadway work and subsequent public-acceptance process, installation of the five speed signs the day after acceptance, and follow-up with the HOA about whether to pursue a formal speed study.