Guilty of wanting healthy trails

Good morning. I am Joe Citizen of DuPage County, co-defendant in the case of ComEd vs. the People of DuPage County.

Defendants are accused of wanting healthy, natural-looking trails. How do you plead? Guilty as charged. Seeking to settle out of court, the plaintiff has offered small tokens, like disclaiming restitutions of the past.

Stating they will continue to spray herbicides, not stating any willingness to improved oversight and care, as to the chopping and hacking of our natural trails, and finally offering no guarantees for 750 designated tree replacements along county trails.

These low-growth trees will lower future ComEd maintenance costs in a win-win for them, but a win-loss for the people of DuPage County. There is really no resolution in their proposed settlement for the People and for that matter electrical consumers of DuPage.

The city councils of Wheaton and West Chicago recorded proclamations requesting the Illinois Commerce Commission's intervention, meeting with all parties to resolve this issue, to no avail.

It is time for the DuPage County Board to act. Join the call of constituents and city governments for ICC intervention. This issue will not go away.

Tom Grimston

Wheaton