Pulte Homes plans a duplex development, called Naperville Ridge, on forested land near two water towers on 75th Street. The DuPage Water Commission has already granted them preliminary approval. The final vote on what will happen to this land will take place at the Naperville City Council Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, at 6 PM.

DuPage County Board Member Lynn LaPlante writes about this in her recent Substack article. It’s a long tale of inaction by many officials, but here’s Lynn’s prescription:

”The Naperville City Council votes on the annexation Tuesday, August 18. Once it’s done, it’s DONE. So if this issue bugs you, or just doesn’t sit right, or you feel moved to take some action, here are some suggestions for you:

• Yard signs are available at the Lisle Township Democratic Office and by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Emails to decision-makers are available automatically through the petition, or by emailing Save75thStWoods@gmail.com.
• Sign the petition: change.org/p/stop-naperville-ridge-development

1,911 Citizens and Counting have already signed the change.org petition!”

Go to Lynn’s article and scroll down for officials to reach out to.

Join Lisle Township Democratic Organization, Naperville Township Democrats, and Wheatland Township Democratic Organization to hear from candidates running for Naperville mayor, city council, park district, and school boards 203 and 204 in the spring 2027 elections.

Elected PCs from LTDO, NTD, WTDO, and DuPage Township Democratic Organization who represent municipal Naperville will be able to cast weighted votes for the candidates they wish the Democratic organizations in Naperville to support in the election. All Democrats are welcome to attend, whether or not they are elected PCs. Please RSVP and submit your questions for candidates here: forms.gle/xbzfsY9EqU5RiYeK9.

The August LTDO Membership Meeting will be held on Monday, August 17th at 6:30 PM rather than the usual second Monday of the month. It will be held at the Naperville Municipal Center as usual. Details to follow.

Also,  “No to the Naper Ridge Development “ yard signs are still available in the office.

Our July Membership meeting will be held Monday, July 14th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Naperville Municipal Center (go.ltdo.org/muni).

We have confirmed Anne Stava Murray, Terra Costa Howard, Janet Yang Rohr, Dagmara Avelar, Rachel Ventura, and Laura Ellman for the State Legislative Forum. If you’d like to submit questions for this forum, please use this form: forms.gle/FG7CVYCnAtEAPdcf8.

Join us at our LTDO January Membership Meeting on January 10th at 7:30 PM (Zoom link: https://bit.ly/01-10-22-LTDO) featuring the shorter petition gatherers version from Ed Mullen, veteran election attorney. Candidates and elected officials will give updates, including US Congresswoman Marie Newman & US Congressman Sean Casten.

January meeting Agenda https://go.ltdo.org/membership-agenda

All Democrats are welcome!