Glendale Heights trustees have voted unanimously to allow American Classic Homes to build mid-priced homes on seven lots owned by DuPage Habitat for Humanity in the east end of town.
The sale is governed by a 1997 agreement that allows the volunteer group to build on only four of their 20 lots and gives the village the authority to approve the developer of any of the remaining lots. The agreement expires Dec. 31.
Habitat’s initial purchase of 20 lots was controversial. After village residents complained that they feared their property values would decrease if Habitat built on all of them, the volunteer agency agreed to sell some lots on the open market. Nine vacant lots remain.
Friction still exists between the village and its residents and the volunteer agency. Just two weeks ago, trustees, stating that they didn’t want a cluster of Habitat homes, refused to waive a portion of the agreement to allow the organization to get three building permits before Sept. 1.
