Dr. Philip Frystak said:
The proposal to widen and straighten Briarwood Ln. and construct a new bridge at enormous taxpayer expense, and remove numerous century old trees is absolutely insane. The whole project seems very secretive, and the swift nature in attempting to ramrod this thing through is very suspect. It reeks of politics and favoritism to select contractors. This proposal has not been born out of safety concerns or accidents, so I have to ask where did it come from? Where is reason in this, and why isn't the voice of the people being heard?

Sharlynn Jacobs
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My son and family leave in Creekside. Tonight we went for an evening walk across the Briarwood Bridge. I am appalled at the proposed plan to demolish this beautiful bridge, destroy magnificent trees and straighten and widen this lovely road. Leave this community the way it was designed to be. 
Please do not take away the beauty of this community. Many of us chose to live in this area for the winding, quiet streets and the lovely architecture this bridge brings to our community.
Respectfully,
Sharlynn Jacobs

Harold & Leslie Paulsen

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327 N. Elmwood Lane, Plum Grove Estates. 
We are in favor of REPAIRING the bridge - not destroying it and the adjacent trees! If the township insists on depleting resources, the money would be better spent improving the drainage in the subdivision and/or widening South Meacham Road.

John Simon

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The bridge and the road were fine for almost 60 years. What has changed now that will require such a drastic plan to re-design the road and the bridge? Nothing.

Sounds like our governing bodies do a poor job of managing our roads and bridges if $100 K was spent on studying the sitation and proposing a re-build of the road and bridge, especially without competing bids!    Does this not make one suspect of too comfortable of a relationship between the road authority and the contactor?

Frank Kanthack
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.since the increase in business properties at the corners of Algonquin Rd and Meachem, I've seen an increase in vehicle traffic and the speeds of those cars. These additional cars are probably thru traffic of one sort or another. Ours has been and should remain the limited access community we began as. I've lived here for 22 years and I like it here. I did not wish to live on a thoroughfare when I chose this as the community in which I wanted to live. I hope that this brige thing is not designed to increase traffic for commercial or retail purposes because I would be against that.

Please add my name to the two petitions (repair Briarwood Bridge , Save Briarwood Lane ). I would hate to see the beautiful character of the neighborhood changed, and the resulting increase/speed of traffic.

Rebecca Palacios,   2077 Thorntree Ln, Palatine

We vigorously support the effort to save the Briarwood Lane bridge and to prevent Briarwood Lane from becoming a convinient and fast short-cut for motorists.
 
The straightening of Briarwood Lane will not only destroy trees with significant aesthetic and monetary value, it will result in nothing but a waste of Township taxpayers money and endanger the many residents who enjoy walking our streets.
 
Is it possible the Township is TOO flush with taxpayers cash and there is an immediate need to divest these funds from the Township Treasury to avoid a mandated tax levy reduction ???
 
Robert Doran
110 E. Briarwood Lane
Palatine, IL 60067

Dan Chapman

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How do I get one of the yard signs? What is the cost for one? I want to show my support!!!

Barbara Braden
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I fully support preserving the bridge and saving Briarwood Lane from realignment and saving the trees. These are the things that make this neighborhood great!

Tim Schuld

Comment   Sign me up, I'll sign something to keep existing bridge and trees. 

4471 dawngate lane.   Our government can certainly spend money other ways .