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Hey Naperville,

A quick heads-up on a critical issue hitting the City Council this coming week. The proposed Naperville Ridge Development (75th Street property currently owned by the DuPage Water Commission) is officially on the City Council agenda for Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Center (400 S. Eagle St.).

Pulte is petitioning for voluntary annexation and rezoning to build high-density housing on a 32-acre site. See more details and concerns from my petition linked here - https://c.org/k65nMrcSrC

Because this relies on voluntary annexation, City Council has 100% leverage to deny the petition.

How you can help:

1. Show up on Oct 6 at 7 PM: Fill the Council Chambers so leadership sees strong community presence.
2. Contact Council: Reach out to the Mayor and City Council members through the city website or standard contact channels asking them to decline to proceedwith the Naperville Ridge annexation/petition.

Hope to see a strong showing on Tuesday! Thank you for your ongoing participation and support to save our precious, limited natural resources.

Here‘s the link to the petition (see Google map for the location in the link here)- https://c.org/5XvNxjYNjr

32 acres of publicly-held woodlands and wetlands are threatened by development! Save the 75th Street Woods before 850 trees are gone forever!

The Dupage Water Commission currently owns this piece of heavily wooded property along 75th Street (east of Ranchview and west of Gladstone).

Pulte’s “Naperville Ridge” housing development plan requires cutting down over 850 mature trees and the loss of irreplaceable natural resources. This proposed development prioritizes short-term corporate gains over the long-term sustainable health and wellbeing of our community.

The Woods are home to innumerable native plant, animal, and insect species and at least one threatened species (the Black-Billed Cuckoo). With only 17% of our oak forests left in DuPage County, its vital we preserve them. This property shares a corner with the Greene Valley Forest Preserve. This is not an acceptable place for a housing development. We deserve to have our publicly-held woodlands and wetlands protected!

We call on local government officials and Pulte to halt plans for the Naperville Ridge project. We request environmental impact studies and endangered and threatened species reports be completed so taxpayers and residents can know the full extend of what stands to be lost by this proposed development. 

Join us in standing up for our precious natural spaces. Sign this petition today and urge our community leaders to protect the 75th Street Woods from being razed by Pulte.

Contact the following representatives and let them know you’re against Pulte’s Naperville Ridge!

Mayor Wehrli & Naperville City Council: https://www.naperville.il.us/government/meet-your-city-council/
The DuPage Water Commission: james.zay@dupagecounty.gov
DuPage County Board: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/government/county_board/county_board_members/
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County: https://www.dupageforest.org/about-us/our-board