Politics & Government
Revised Crystal Lake South Bleacher Plans Approved by Commission
Some living near the high school are still not thrilled with the plans.
Community High School District 155 officials now are asking to return the home side to the east bleachers through the addition of nearly 80 more feet in length and eight rows for a total of 22 rows, two more than existed before the renovation.
They also want to keep the west bleachers, the ones that back up to homes, at their current height of nine rows, five fewer rows than existed before the renovation and about a third fewer than what the new bleachers had, according to city documents.
Residents on Amberwood Drive still were not thrilled by the plans. You can hear some of their public comment from the P&Z meeting in this Northwest Herald video.
District 155 school officials have been receiving heat from the city and those living in the neighborhoods surrounding the high school after it installed a massive set of bleachers in 2013 without the city’s approval. The bleachers, which stood 48 feet tall, angered homeowners on Amberwood Drive who said they were never given the chance to air their opinions on the bleachers before they were built.
The Illinois Supreme Court in September sided with the city and said the bleacher’s should have never been built without the city’s approval.
Read more on the Northwest Herald.
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