Soon you will living in the Naperville of the Northshore
"Glenview's projected population growth is unmatched by any other comparable community. Naperville comes the closest with a projected rate of 21.2%, while Wilmette and Park Ridge both anticipate negative population growth."
Our politicians are doing everything they can to make sure this happens, Just look in your mailbox at the village report you just received. In the president;s letter on page two you will see exactly what the plan is. We are going to use the the "pot" of money from selling land at the Glen to further develop the village. Unlike Naperville we do not have cornfields to plow over therefore we can only go vertical which means 4 and 5 stories of condos lining Glenview and Waukegan roads with stores in the first floors.
This is going to be a great deal for developers and lousy one for you. That is unless you like traffic.
The village's argument goes something like this we have to keep developing to support our expenses. We are doing this in a way that is good for you because we are growing our sales tax base (who do they think pays the sales tax anyway) . While this certainly a path that can be followed and we are rapidly heading down that road. There is another solution and it is pretty simple. Stop spending so much money and stop increasing the village's debt. This simple solution is attainable when you consider that the village has been collecting more tax revenues then ever and spending every penny of it as fast they can while at the same time increasing our debt top record levels.
The village's argument goes something like this we have to keep developing to support our expenses. We are doing this in a way that is good for you because we are growing our sales tax base (who do they think pays the sales tax anyway) . While this certainly a path that can be followed and we are rapidly heading down that road. There is another solution and it is pretty simple. Stop spending so much money and stop increasing the village's debt. This simple solution is attainable when you consider that the village has been collecting more tax revenues then ever and spending every penny of it as fast they can while at the same time increasing our debt top record levels.
There is not another election until 2009 - if you wait until then chances are it will be too late. Let your voice be heard - write the politicians and tell them what you think about becoming the next Naperville. Post comments on saveglenview.blogspot.com - get involved or get ready for the bulldozers as they come down Glenview Road .
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