Opinion

Thanks to Wheaton for supporting trees

Posted October 16, 2009 11:00 pm

Don Kirchenberg, voluntary chairman of the Friends of the Great Western Trails, would like to thank the city of Wheaton, including Mayor Michael Gresk, the city council and the environmental improvement commission for their ongoing support of the community's efforts to protect the trees and trails from ComEd and their contractor, Asplundh.

The proclamation they passed at the recent meeting of the Wheaton City Council petitions the Illinois Commerce Commission to hold a public hearing on these important matters. Copies of their proclamation can be found at this website: http://www.friendsofthegreatwesterntrails.com/images/documents.pdf.

We encourage all citizens who want their trees and trails protected to contact the ICC to file a complaint at the ICC's Web site: http://www.icc.illinois.gov/consumer/complaint/wizard.aspx. We also ask that everyone contact their elected officials to ask them to pass a similar proclamation. The Friends of the Great Western Trails has more information at www.FriendsoftheGreatWesternTrails.com

Don Kirchenberg

Glendale Heights

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