Nonprofit’s Longmeadow toll bridge opposition ‘uncomfortable’ for county
Barrington Hills Observer
Protecting and maintaining the quality of the Fox River is part of the mission of the Friends of the Fox River nonprofit organization. In recent months, following that mission has also included opposing Kane County’s Longmeadow Parkway project. And that’s made for an awkward relationship with the Kane County Forest Preserve District.
The Longmeadow Parkway is a $135 million, 5.6-mile corridor that will create a new toll bridge over the Fox River at the northern border of the county. After 30 years of planning, the project is seeing the most vehement opposition in just the past few months.
