Orland Park trustees table Bridlewood rezoning after residents and trustees raise concerns about density, trees and runoff

Trustees at the Orland Park Committee of the Whole on Oct. 20 tabled consideration of the Bridlewood residential plan development (case 2025-0171) after more than an hour of public comment, developer presentation and trustee questions.

The move came after residents and multiple trustees pressed the petitioner for clearer answers on tree removal, stormwater calculations, the density of the proposed neighborhood and a walking path that some neighbors said would run along rear yard lines.

Brandon Howdy of 5 Old Tamarack Lane told the board: “A lot of us bought acre lots and expected a lot of privacy. ... This proposed development would have 50 trees cut down that are in the center of the property at the highest point that is the focal point of the whole neighborhood.” Cindy Tenalia, another neighbor, asked trustees to “vote against the rezoning for…