Kristen's latest set of 97 Reasons includes a blurb about "Land Cash". It states as follows:
"Land Cash (cash in lieu) Ordinance passed in 2008 to make developers pay more. Is $195 K per acre realistic in this down market. Is Norton Lakes paying this amount and if so who is getting these inflated dollars?"
http://www.villageofcamptonhills.org/Ordinances/O-08-02%20LandCash%20Ordinance.pdf
Okay-- I understand you are busy running your passion party business and being the sole person in charge of Fox Mill and all, so I will forgive the bad grammar and punctuation used above. But, girlfriend, if you are going to complain about an ordinance, don't you think you should READ it first? (I know it is a BIG, LONG 26-page document, so let me address just a few points (related to yours):
The LEGISLATIVE INTENT of the ordinance was NOT, as you say, "to make developers pay more." Rather, it was to compel developers to contribute land for school purposes to support the current and future needs of the residents of the developers. Where circumstances do not warrant the land donation, a cash payment in lieu of land is acceptable. In other words, the ordinance was enacted to aide in supporting the infrastructure of the community that the developer was seeking to burden with its development. The ordinance actually HELPS the regular people that you want to vote for you, Kristen. It doesn't even really hurt your friends, the developers, either, as it ensures that the infrastructure of the developments that your friends are trying to promote can handle the increased student population, etc. Call me crazy, but that probably benefits property values, don't you think? This ordinance, in short, is a WIN-WIN for everybody!
As for the outrageousness of "$195 K" in this down market, we are back to that reading issue again, I am afraid. Section 9-2-4 of the ordinance talks about a little thing called the "Consumer Price Index" and indicates that the $195K amount is subject to a "CPI Adjustment" every January. So I am guessing, given the down market, that the $195K figure no longer applies. By the way, the answer to this little issue can be found on page 6 of the ordinance. I am a little disappointed that you did not make it to at least page 10 before returning to your coloring books. Oh, one other point Ms. L, guess where that $195K figure comes from? IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FEE CHARGED FOR INCORPORATED ST CHARLES. Oops, I guess you were too busy to do a little research.
As for Norton Lakes, I don't know the answer to that question. Sorry. Maybe you should ask your neighbor, B&B Vice President Pat Griffin, as he has had significant dealings with the Norton Lakes project and I heard he also served as their attorney.
Really Kristen. Your ability to look at issues in depth has me more and more concerned about what the heck you have been doing over at Fox Mill. Maybe you SHOULD allow your fellow Board members to look at Fox Mill documents after all.
Finally, thank you Leblanc for removing any doubt from the voters that you are running for President so you can protect the Developers. We here give you an "A" for your honesty on this issue.
Citizens of Campton Hills Against KRISTIN LEBLANC ~~~ KNOW LEBLANC = NO LEBLANC
The more I read about Ms. Leblanc and her actions, the more convinced I am that she clearly has a hidden agenda....It makes you wonder though....what is SHE getting out of all this.....I wonder what her, as you say, "developer friends" are doing for her in order to make things work in their favor....Boy oh boy, I hope the smart people of Campton Hills are doing their homework and realizing that voting for Kristin would not only be a big mistake, but a huge nightmare for four years.....at least in Fox Mill she'll be out soon enough.....Goodbye to bad rubish!!!
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