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Homer Glen residents urge protections as BP prepares work along pipeline; trustees form subcommittee review
Summary
Residents told the village board they fear tree clearings for BP pipeline work could increase erosion and flooding; trustees said they will convene a subcommittee, review permits and walk line locations with BP and arborists before approving site plans.
Joe Therese, a Homer Glen resident, told the village board on Oct. 24 that the village’s current tree ordinance — which applies to parcels of five acres or larger — “covers nothing” of the village and urged trustees to change the rule so more properties are protected. He asked that the board establish a BP pipeline subcommittee that would include Mayor Christine, Margaret Sabo, precinct captain Dave Buckley and resident John McGee, and to examine whether BP would cover flood damage should tree removal increase flooding risk. “I read that, BP made a record $22,000,000,000 profit last year,” Therese said as he asked whether BP would pay for damages.
Mike McGee, another resident with property near Long Run Creek, told trustees he…
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