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Residents press safety, trees and lot-size concerns as developer revises Parksmith Run plan
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Residents at the Oswego board meeting urged trustees to block motor-vehicle connections and press D.R. Horton for larger lots, more buffering and protection for mature trees as the company updated a 2007 Parksmith Run concept to add single-family homes and modify townhome counts.
Oswego — Neighbors pressed the village board on traffic, safety and tree preservation Tuesday as D.R. Horton presented an updated concept plan for the long‑planned Parksmith Run subdivision.
Several residents who live near the proposed site west of Orchard Road said the development’s new street connections would route additional traffic through narrow, sidewalk‑free neighborhood roads and create dangerous crossings for children. “I don’t let my kids go in this intersection because there’s absolutely nowhere for pedestrians or bike riders to go,” said Ryan Zaborowski of Lynnwood, who identified the intersection of Anna Maria Lane and Ricker Drive as particularly hazardous.
The developer’s representative, Chris Funkhauser, described the project as a modernization of a 2007…
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