By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald
Neighbors of Motor Werks of Barrington are sounding off against a proposed expansion of the campus near the corner of Dundee Road and Grove Avenue.
The Village of Barrington is also pushing back against a retail/restaurant component of the plan.
Speakers from seven surrounding subdivisions stood united in their opposition at Tuesday’s meeting of the Barrington Plan Commission, held at the Barrington White House. Another meeting is scheduled for Sept. 17.
Mario Murgado Sr., who bought Motor Werks in March 2023, wants to build a multilevel 110,400-square-foot Porsche dealership and is also seeking site plan approval for a 15,000-square-foot expansion to the main dealership building.
The parking structure would house 568 vehicles with a 10,000-square-foot restaurant retail space on the first floor.
Murgado promised a beautiful “ultra luxury” addition that will be “very special.”
But neighbors, who have rallied around the phrase “Enough Is Enough — We Live Here,” said their lives have been disrupted by what already exists at Motor Werks.
“I live in Barrington, Illinois, not in Motor Werks, Illinois,” said neighbor Ken Rusin.
Rusin complained about noise at all hours from car alarms set off by employees trying to locate cars as well as the loading and unloading of vehicles.
Another neighbor, Bruce Frankenberg, said he is a Motor Werks customer. But Frankenberg said the proposal goes against the characteristics he values in the village.
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