Dundee Township voters reject Longmeadow Parkway extension

Dundee Township voters told the Kane County Board to stop construction of the Longmeadow Parkway extension Tuesday.

Unofficial results showed 70 percent of voters rejecting the road and bridge project, with all precincts reporting. The 5.6-mile expanded parkway would run from Huntley Road on the west side of the Fox River to Route 62 on the east side.

Wording in the advisory referendum might have played a role. It suggested the $135 million project would adversely affect property values and increase air, noise and water pollution. With about 5,400 ballots cast against it, proponents can't say there are only a “handful of opponents.”