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Controversial Body Shop Plan On Darien Agenda

Neighbors have expressed opposition to the project at Lemont Road and 83rd Street.

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Gary Koche, president of the Brookeridge homeowners association, speaks during the Darien Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this month. He said a proposed auto body shop was "inharmonious" with the surrounding neighborhood.
Gary Koche, president of the Brookeridge homeowners association, speaks during the Darien Planning and Zoning Commission earlier this month. He said a proposed auto body shop was "inharmonious" with the surrounding neighborhood. (David Giuliani/Patch)

DARIEN, IL – A Darien committee on Monday plans to hear the proposal for an auto body shop on the west side of town.

The City Council's Municipal Services Committee is set to hold its meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

It is expected to hear the proposal from Gerber Collision & Glass, an Elmhurst-based chain with hundreds of locations. The company is eyeing the old CVS Pharmacy building southeast of Lemont Road and 83rd Street.

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Neighbors expressed opposition to the proposal at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting earlier this month. The commission voted 7-1 against the project.

The Municipal Services Committee is made up of aldermen Thomas Belczak, Ted Schauer and Ralph Stompanato.

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The full seven-member council has the final say on the proposal.

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