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Warrenville residents urge council to drop 10-foot Mac Road path, warn of legal fight
Summary
Neighbors at the June 2 Warrenville City Council meeting urged the council to separate a bridge replacement from a proposed 10-foot multi-use path, warned federal grants limit condemnation, and urged alternatives; they cited engineering cost increases and said eminent-domain proceedings would delay the bridge.
Neighbors opposing a proposed 10-foot multi-use path tied to the Mac Road bridge replacement urged the Warrenville City Council on June 2 to drop the path from the project and focus on completing the federally funded bridge.
“My neighbors and I acknowledge and support the need for the bridge replacement, but are adamantly opposed to a 10-foot multi-use path across our properties,” said Pam Steak of 29 W. 630 Mac Road during the citizens’ comment period. Steak said the bridge does not require the path, that the two are not financially connected, and that pursuing easements via eminent domain would only delay construction and impose heavy legal costs on the city and homeowners.
Steak told the council that the bridge is funded by the…
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