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Residents urge Carol Stream trustees to reject proposed MWI industrial site near North Avenue
Summary
Residents at the Feb. meeting told the Village Board that a proposed MWI development of two buildings totaling about 400,000 sq ft and up to 60 truck bays would double the footprint of a prior proposal, raise traffic and emergency-response risks, and threaten nearby churches and neighborhoods; planning staff explained zoning limits and review processes.
Residents pressed the Carol Stream Village Board on concerns about a proposed industrial development by MWI near North Avenue and **** Road, saying the project — described in public comment as two buildings totaling roughly 400,000 square feet — could dramatically increase truck traffic, strain school-bus and emergency routes, and encounter wetlands on the site.
Frank Serwin, who identified himself as a 45-year resident, contrasted the MWI plan with a 2017 project he said was for a single 200,000-square-foot building and said the new proposal’s larger scale and unknown future tenants make traffic estimates less reliable. “MWI proposes to construct 2 buildings with a total footprint of approximately 400,000 square feet,” Serwin said, adding that the developer could not yet identify tenants and…
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