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Residents urge caution on Algonquin demolition, scooter safety and broadband gaps at Fox River Grove meeting
Summary
During public comment on June 17, residents urged the board to consider neighborhood impacts of a planned demolition at 401 Algonquin Rd., proposed helmet rules for electric scooters after a recent deadly crash in Woodstock, and asked whether fiber providers have contacted the village to improve service north of Route 14.
Several residents used the public‑comment period at the June 17 Fox River Grove Board meeting to press the village on neighborhood impacts from a planned demolition, electric‑scooter safety and local broadband service.
Resident Diana Durso of 424 Concord said she and neighbors opposed the village proceeding with demolition at 401 Algonquin Rd. without greater attention to the people who live on Concord. “I would like the board to take into consideration the residents living on Concord during the demolition process,” Durso said, asking that worker staging, noise, dust control and timing be handled to limit neighborhood disruption.
Resident John Martin (514 Asbury Ct.), who described the Fox River Grove Recreation Council’s fundraising needs, raised safety concerns about electric scooters and urged the board to consider requiring helmets after a recent deadly accident in Woodstock. Martin also said he thinks the five‑story Block B mixed‑use pre‑application is too tall and suggested limiting new buildings to four stories. He recommended offering materials from the 401 Algonquin site to the lien holder before demolition so they could retrieve property and reduce village demolition costs.
Resident Kyle Platt (402 Lucille) said he cannot find quality, reasonably priced internet service on the north side of Route 14 and asked if any fiber‑optic internet companies have reached out to the village to address gaps.
The transcript records these comments but does not show immediate board action or a staff response to each request during the public‑comment period. Administrator Soderholm later reminded trustees that interior or rear‑yard violations are difficult to observe from the street and encouraged residents to use the village’s action center to document complaints so enforcement can proceed.
No formal policy or ordinance change on demolition procedures, scooter regulation or broadband procurement was recorded at the meeting; the comments were entered into the record during the public‑comment period.
