Thursday, March 08, 2007
Developer Loses Last Minute Attempt to Keep Kiswaukee Valley Water Authority Referendum Off Ballot
As predicted, developers are the main opponents of the proposed Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority.As predicted, developers are the main opponents of the proposed Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority.
The latest evidence is Kirkland home builder Ron Rood, who sued asking that the referendum be cancelled.
DeKalb’s Daily Chronicle reported Wednesday that the failure to prove “irreparable harm” resulted in dismissal of the suit.
John Countryman handled the suit on behalf of A-LAW, the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water.
According to Chronicle reporter Dana Herra, the devloper’s attorney, Michael Coghlan, said,
If Boone and McHenry counties are committed to being anti-development, they could shut down development in DeKalb County, and that is irreparable harm.Not mentioned is that DeKalb County has some of the most fertile farmland in the world.
Labels: A-LAW, Alliance for Land Agriculture and Water, Growth, Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority
