As the new Village of Campton Hills works to mature into an effective community for its estimated 12,400 residents, the Kane County municipality continues to face bumps in the road.
The latest challenge surrounds the Wasco Sanitary District. While some residents have started a petition against the move, Campton Hills has requested the district’s financial records ahead of the Oct. 17 dissolution date of the district. By state law, a new village assumes responsibility and control of a sanitary district within its boundaries six months after incorporation.
“People have to understand this is a really complex issue,” said Deputy Village Cerk Bill Beith. “We’re trying to preserve our natural resources.”
The Wasco Sanitary District serves about 1,000 residents who otherwise would rely on wells and septic fields.
Beith said the change would allow Campton Hills “to define what kind of construction occurs and where — preserving our natural aquifers and recharge points so the wells don’t run dry.”
Meanwhile, the village gave unanimous approval this week for a resident to erect a wind turbine generator on his horse farm.
ECI Wind and Solar of Indiana will install a 120-foot-tall wind turbine on the Snodell Farm, at the northwest corner of Burlington and Dittman roads. Construction is expected to begin next month.
The structure, with its 24-foot-diameter blades, will generate up to 10 kilowatts of 240-volt electricity at 92 percent efficiency, officials said. There will be a 250-foot “fall zone” surrounding the turbine.
“The owner wants to be green and do his part,” Beith said. “If you can build, and build green, that’s even better.”
Campton Hills also hired a new police chief recently and last weekend held its first Heritage Farm Fest.
The village also is facing legal action from a few residents who wish to remove themselves from Campton Hills and dealing with a campaign to dissolve the village.
