The proposed rendering of the Porsche dealership proposed on the Motor Werks of Barrington campus. | Courtesy of the village of Barrington
By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald
Neighbors critical of a proposed Porsche dealership and retail development on the Motor Werks of Barrington campus say the plan is too intrusive.
Representatives from seven surrounding neighborhoods aired their concerns Tuesday night at a crowded Barrington Plan Commission meeting.
The Murgado Automotive Group, which acquired the Motor Werks property in March 2023, plans to build a two-story stand-alone dealership at the northwest corner of Grove Avenue and Dundee Road.
The group also envisions a new four-story parking structure to house 492 vehicles with a 10,000-square-foot restaurant/retail space on the first floor.
Residents attending Tuesday’s Barrington Plan Commission hearing crowded into two rooms to discuss proposed redevelopment of the Motor Werks site. Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com
“We’re not Schaumburg. We’re not Miami. We don’t want to be,” said Hillshire Drive resident Britt Casey, speaking as a member of the We Live Here coalition, which consists of 425 homes next to the property.
Residents said the campus, located near Dundee and Barrington roads, has been overdeveloped since approved in 1986. They claim the numerous variations granted by the village have compromised the residential character of the area. Now they are fed up.
“Since 1986, we have been tethered to the whims and commercial gains of Motor Werks,” Casey said.
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