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Committee tells village board to talk with neighboring town about Westlawn road connections
Summary
After discussing emergency access and several connection options (Meadowlark gate, Mourning Dove, London/Bus access), the committee voted to recommend that the village board consult the neighboring town before ordering engineering cost estimates; one member recused and one abstained.
The committee discussed multiple options to improve access from the Westlawn 4th and 5th Addition neighborhood after a utility strike briefly closed the only public road in and out of parts of the subdivision.
A trustee/resident summarized neighborhood concerns, saying "I live in this neighborhood, and many of my neighbors ask me about, you know, when are we gonna get another public road out of our neighborhood." Committee members reviewed options including using the existing construction access to Bus Road, creating an emergency gate at Meadowlark (which staff said sits on about 65 feet and could be gated for emergency access), or pursuing a through-connection such as Morting Dove or Mourning Dove that would require curb, gutter and stormwater work and intergovernmental coordination with the town.
One member recused from the vote because of an affiliation with the Westlawn developer; after discussion a committee member moved and amended to recommend the village board reach out to the town about road-connection possibilities before commissioning engineering cost estimates. The motion was seconded and passed; the transcript records one abstention.
Staff and committee members also noted stormwater and drainage constraints (Nightingale has a steep slope and drainage issues) and suggested any engineering study should evaluate stormwater integration and long-term traffic distribution if multiple connections are built. The committee’s recommendation will go to the village board, which will determine next steps and whether to fund engineering work.
