400 Trees Would Be Cut in Plan Commission-Approved Whole Foods Proposal

Over objections from residents, the Lake Forest Plan Commission Wednesday approved a proposal to build a Whole Foods at Route 60 and Saunders Road, which includes a plan to cut 400 trees to make way for the retail development, according to an article in the Lake Forester.

About 60 people attended the four-hour public hearing, the article says, many of whom spoke out against the proposal’s plan to cut trees, as well as what they believe will be traffic and drainage problems.

The developer said it plans to replace about 300 trees, according to an article in TribLocal, but that didn’t appease some of those who spoke out Wednesday.

The proposal for a 45,000-square-foot store within the 70,000-square-foot development now goes to the City Council, and would still need approval from the Building Review Board and the Historic Preservation Commission, the TribLocal article says.

You can read the full Lake Forester article here.

And you can read the full TribLocal story here.