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MC.NW Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, September 20, 2000 Section 2 5B BARRINGTON HILLS Golf course community development proposal questioned of five proposed common areas, developer Fritz Duda Sr. said at Monday night's meeting. He declined to give a minimum lot size. Even if some lots are larger than 2 acres, as Duda company representatives told the Barrington Hills Village Board in July, the home sites would be less than the community's standard of a 5-acre minimum lot size. Because the village's northwest borders abut Algonquin and unin move forward, the Barrington Hills Zoning Board of Appeals would have to recommend the village's zoning map be amended to reclassify the land from 5-acre estate zoning to four units per acre, and that special-use permits be granted for the golf course and clubhouse.

The Plan Commission would then be charged with reviewing the development plan, including the proposed wastewater treatment and community well systems. ByJuliann R. Anderson Special to the Trihune Nearly 100 Barrington Hills residents turned out for a joint meeting of the village's Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals to voice their concerns about Barring-ton Farms, a proposed 600-acre golf course community. The Fritz Duda based in Dallas, recently purchased much of the MacArthur property in northwest ern Barrington Hills. Combining the area, also known as Strathmore Farms, with two other parcels south of Spring Creek Road, the developers are seeking zoning for a two-phase development to have about 350 homes and an 18- to 27-hole golf course.

The overall density of the project would be approximately 1.6 housing units per acre. The size of the individual lots would vary and may include parts 3 Western roping finds a home competition in Midwest VfJi i tnW "is MS and risk being next to the high-density area," he said. Some Barrington Hills residents at the meeting, however, questioned whether the developer really wants to build in their village. Others objected to the developer's plans to install a wastewater treatment center at Spring Creek and Church Roads when the rest of the village is served by individual septic fields. For the proposed development to PARK RIDGE 4- Ron Bertram (left) of Garden Prairie, Teddy Fires of Palatine and Jeremy Peterson of Marengo watch the Wisconsin Roping Association dally team roping competition Sunday at the Bar MB Ranch in Marengo.

Teddy Fires (right) of Palatine watches the competition from the shadow of his registered paint horse Joker. corporated McHenry County, both of which allow housing unit densities of four or more units per acre, Duda said some of the land currently in Barrington Hills could detach from the village. The deannexation risk is one reason why Duda said his company is seeking to acquire and develop more than just the MacArthur property "We didn't want to make the investment in a quality development preservation ordirtance and parkway policy will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Public Works Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., in City Hall, 505 Butler PI. An Information and registration meeting for the Park Ridge Swim Club II short course season will be held at 7 p.m. in Maine Park Leisure Center, 2701 Sibley Park Ridge.

The first practice will be at 6 p.m. Monday in Maine East High School. For Information, call Terry Majew-ski at 847-825-2048. Prospect HeightsWheeling The Pal-waukee committee of the whole will meet at 7 p.m., and the commission at 8 p.m., in 1020 S. Plant Rd.

Roselle The Library Board committee of the whole will meet at 7 p.m., followed by the Personnel and Safety, and Ad Hoc committees of the whole, in the library, 40 S. Park St. Schaumburg The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Hall at the Municipal Center, 101 Schaumburg Ct. 'T I "1 I fa i hv brary, 700 N.

North Ct. Robert Lindsey will portray Chicago architect Daniel Burn-ham. For information, call 847-991-6460. A travelogue on southern France will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the library, 700 N.

North Ct. No registration is required. Drop-in storytime for ages 2 to 5 with a parent or caregiver will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 11.

No registration is required. For information, call 847-358-5881. Drop-In crafts for young children with a parent or caregiver will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 and Nov.

15 in the Rand Road Branch Library. 1585 Rand Rd. For information, call 847-358-5881, ext. 208 or 847-776-9500, ext. 208.

Reuben and Ash Fast Horse will present traditional Lakota songs, dances and stories at 12:15 p.m. in the quad area at the Liberal Arts Center at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd. For information, call 847-925-6242. Park Ridge A discussion on the tree A 1 1 Susie Hull (above) of Wisconsin prepares to rope a calf.

Brandon Durbin (right), 14, from Marengo, climbs along the fence as he helps move calves down the alley. More than 35 cowboys from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin competed in three events: barrel roping, calf roping and dally roping. To dally is to wrap, rather than tie, the rope to the saddle horn to hold the steer. 'SI -7 "V1 series for ages 5 to 8, will be held at 4 p.m. in the library, 1501 Ellinwood St.

For information, call Youth Services at 847-376-2852. Elgin A picture book story time for ages 3 through kindergarten will be held in Spanish at 6 p.m. Wednesdays in the Gail Borden Library, 200 N. Grove Ave. For information, call 847-742-2411.

Elk Grove Village The Plan Commission, acting as a Zoning Commission, will hold a public hearing on a special-use permit for the installation of a wireless telecommunications facility at 9 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Ave. The farmer's market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through the end of October in the south parking lot at the Pavilion, 1000 Wellington Ave.

For information, call 847-437-9494. Hoffman Estates The Plan Commission will meet at 8 p.m. in the Police Department, 1200 Gannon Drive. Palatine The Historical Society will hold a coffee and meeting at 7 p.m. in the li Nicor sued by evacuated family 1 On tap Events today and tonight Arlington Heights An Internet question-and-answer session on lower back pain will be held from 7 to 8 p.m.

Enterthe Web site www.AmericasDoctor.com under Upcoming Events. For information, call Northwest Community Healthcare's HealthConnection at 847-618-3463. The Junior Woman's Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Cherished Place Room at the Lutheran Home, 800 W. Oakton St.

For information, call Kathy Supplitt at 847-259-3019. Barrington The Zoning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall Board Room, 200 S. Hough St. Buffalo Grove The Plan Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m.

in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Blvd. Des Plalnes "Groovy Movies," a monthly A Park Ridge family filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that their home had been so contaminated with mercury from an old natural-gas meter that they moved out and left behind their possessions. The ranch-style home on Bro-phy Avenue is one of 231 homes found contaminated by mercury, said Craig Whyte, a Nicor Gas spokesman. William and Teri Habetler, who have two young children, said they left their home in mid-August, three days after workers began testing there. As many as 200,000 homes are being examined for mercury spills that may have occurred when workers removed old mer- cury-filled gas meters and regulators.

Teri Habetler said cleanup' workers found mercury readings! throughout the house. Whyte said: Nicor does not comment on the; specifics of individual cases. The lawsuit, filed in Cook Coun4 ty Circuit Court, seeks compensa-j; tion for more than $50,000 in dam-t ages and charges Nicor and con-1 tractor Henkels McCoy of Penn-J sylvania with negligence. At least two other suits have been filed against Nicor by residents. The Habetlers' lawyer, Jeffrey; J.

Kroll, said tests at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital found mercu-I ry present in the blood and urine of all four family members..