An upbeat tone prevailed at the May 28 board meeting at Northbrook Village Hall but first came public comment time. While the former Green Acres Country Club land purchase on May 6 by the DuPage Water Commission (DWC) was not discussed by trustees at the Tuesday evening meeting, one speaker at the podium mentioned Green Acres as an opportunity lost by the village. Public comment has a policy of allowing three timed minutes to speak with no back-and-forth discussion.
The 127-acre parcel (916 Dundee Road) was sold to the DWC for $80 million, surprising Northbrook officials. The DWC plans to use the land to deliver Lake Michigan water to its one million DuPage County customers. Another public speaker asked the board to relocate the annual Northbrook Grand Prix to Wood Oaks Green Park in west Northbrook and not keep it around Village Green Park on Shermer Road, Meadow Road, Walters Avenue, and Church Street.
Both are Northbrook Park District parks. Known also as the Intelligentsia Cup, the bicycle series for Northbrook is July 25. This year’s cycling races are already set for downtown, Northbrook Village President Kathryn L.
Ciesla confirmed. The speaker, a Northbrook resident of the 1300 block of Church Street, was okay with this being considered for 2025. The neighbor also advocated for Wood Oaks Green Park as a bigger and safer cycling event venue, possibly accommodating food trucks, live music, and more parking.
The village clerk took the person’s name to cycle back. Then.
