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Resident urges public review of Cook Street plan and park near tracks after fatal crash
Summary
A Barrington resident who filed a FOIA request told the Village Board she found documents suggesting a park plaza near the train tracks and asked the board to open the Cook Street plan to public comment and publish safety analyses before proceeding with pedestrian gates and related projects.
A resident told the Barrington Village Board on Feb. 24 she has reviewed documents obtained via a freedom-of-information request and urged the village to open the Cook Street plan and a proposed Park Plaza near the train tracks for public comment.
The resident, Ms. King (resident), told trustees she has reviewed nearly 2,000 documents provided in response to her FOIA request and said the materials indicate “a push to get a Park Plaza made alongside with the pedestrian gate project,” close to where a fatal traffic crash involving a Glenview police officer occurred earlier in February.
The nut graf: Ms. King said the village has not provided an opportunity for public comment on the Cook Street plan and that she has…
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