Hidden Oaks wants to leave Campton Hills

Residents of another Campton Hills subdivision filed a court document Wednesday asking to disconnect from the new village.

The 30-home Hidden Oaks subdivision, which sits on 60 acres north of Route 64 along the village's eastern boundary, would be removed from Campton Hills if a judge approves the petition filed in Kane County Court.

Hidden Oaks, with more than 100 residents, joins another subdivision and portions of two additional neighborhoods seeking detachment from the 20-square-mile village west of St. Charles.

Worries about the possibilities of increased taxes and bureaucratic waste spurred the court filings, according to attorney Patrick Griffin, who is representing the homeowners.

"I think the key for most of these people is they don't see any tangible benefit of being part of the village and they don't want to live with the threat of future taxes to pay for it," Griffin said.

Fifty-five percent of voters in formerly unincorporated Campton and Plato townships voted to incorporate April 17.

In May, more than 40 residents living in Prairie Lakes and portions of the Burr Hill Club and Wide View subdivisions filed a disconnection petition. The matter is still playing out in court.

Together, those areas include some 250 acres. Prairie Lakes now includes more than 20 homes, but the upscale subdivision is expected to grow to 150 when construction is complete.

Disconnection petitions must be filed within the municipality's first year of organization and are applicable only to parcels of 20 acres or larger along the village's border. Petitions must be signed by a majority of the area's landowners.

Village President Patsy Smith could not be reached for comment.