State Sen. Karen McConnaughay, state Rep. Mike Tryon and Algonquin Village President John Schmitt told the Daily Herald editorial board Thursday that misinformation by detractors of the $135 million project is forcing officials like them to set the record straight. Doing so, they said, is really just a matter of recounting 30 years of intense study showing the new Fox River crossing is both needed and will be successful.
Read the full Daily Herald article here.
Accompanying the article is a brief video interview of the panel of politicians in which Representative Mike Tryon stated at one time “Barrington Hills had been, ah, viciously opposing a northern bypass with right-of-way that had already been preserved by the Village of Algonquin” as he explained his support of the Longmeadow Parkway project.
According to a June, 2013 article published in the First Electric Newspaper, the “Northern Bypass” plan is not dead.
That article states, “The Chairman of the McHenry County Board Transportation Committee said Sunday the idea of an Algonquin Northern Bypass never died. It’s just been sleeping. Meanwhile the Vice Chairman of the Kane County Transportation Committee told FEN she hoped Friday’s reminder it was hibernating wouldn’t affect planning for a bridge at Longmeadow Parkway.”
Read more from the “Northern Bypass Not Dead, Just Hibernating Say Transpo Experts” article here.