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Village board approves Berwick rezoning as neighbors press for Highway 50 access
Summary
The Salem Lakes Village Board approved a rezoning and planned-unit development overlay for a 41-acre Berwick Properties site that would create roughly 11 home sites. Neighbors urged the board to require construction access and at least one permanent entrance from Highway 50, citing safety, wells and roadway damage.
The Village Board of Salem Lakes voted to approve an ordinance to rezone a 41-acre parcel for a planned-unit development that would allow about 11 single-family home sites, including one lot with access from Highway 50 and roughly 10 lots served by a 22-foot private drive through the existing Salem Hills right-of-way. The motion to proceed with the rezoning passed by voice vote.
Neighbors who live in the Salem Hills subdivision told the board they do not oppose new homes in general but repeatedly urged that construction traffic and long-term vehicle access not be routed through their single entrance. Samantha Hopkins, a Salem Hills resident, asked the board to table the rezoning until “emergency access and drainage…
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