The village of Hazel Crest issued a statement Tuesday night strongly opposing the proposed redevelopment of the former Calumet Country Club into a trucking distribution center and Homewood's settlement agreement with developer Diversified Partners.
After a special meeting of the board of trustees, Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry Jr. released a video version of the statement.
He noted that the board had reviewed a summary of the settlement agreement, which Homewood trustees approved in late January after exhausting opposition in court to Diversified Partner's petition to disconnect the former golf course from Homewood.
"The village of Hazel Crest . . .