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. ATI'E:nI01; AU. ROSEVIUE ~DEtlTS ," . '~e as citiz~ns eJ~. be actively con~e:ned to be sure that all our children vill have ade~~~te epport~nlty to learn about thelr rnvlron~nt. As our Village beco~s core dev&lo~ed. ~~ean~s in~rcase greatly for the use of re=aining undeveloped area,. I~ Is essential that enou~h nntural areas be ?reserved so that clas~es in sIl schcoI. in Our district viII have access to such areas for study ~nd eor projects relating to ecnlcgy. !ypl~31 parkland i, not a substitute for natural ~reas In envtron=entat education, and once a n~tural are~a developed for .ny ~ther purpose!. it cannot be rephud or t(,stnrcd. There t~ irectliate concern .,bout. such Il n&tu:at area In one part of Rosevlllc. !ll of us shou-d be Interested, since the I=mediate prob1en ts an cl(3eple o,f yhllt lHlly -.:ill happen later ehwhere ill the vUlage. , A propo3~d dc~elop~ent of the land &Guth of Highway 36, across froQ Rosed61e. will bp. cor.~ldp.red by the Village Counc!' at a hearing ;et for ^u~. 10. Of cruci.l ';1:" ,:ern 1:\ the fac t that cO::::i'lcte dcvelopccnt of thi:; Innl! (the 6outhve:Jt ('orner of ~hich is directly across County Rd. B. from Bri~hall Elccent3ry School) vill re~Ye . ~o~ccJ n3tural 13bor~to;y which Clnnot be replaced. Fo: pevetol reasons. it would be tragic if all of this lire a \tere lost: 1. The area is ideally located for instructional purposes, being u!tbln easy ",3lklng dtst3nce or 3 schools ir, our Village: Brir'\hal1. Ccrpus Cbdstl. and FlIlrvlf.lol Junior High. CLas$es froc 2 of these schools no\t IIse the woodll and adjoIning area for n~turc walks and for study of vnrious aspect' of ecology; clas~e~ from the t~ird wocld 11k~ to. 2. Su~h use of the area (especially ecological studies) will increa~e. as we beccoe core aV~re of the lcrortancc of our understanding of ocr ~vvlron=ent and of the factors ~hich affect It. J. This parti~ul~r wood~d 8t~a Is unique in the hiShly d~v~loped part of the Vlllllb<! where it Is located. It is unthinkable that we "hould s.1crlHee cn~let~ly this ideally located natural laboratory. All our children need and doserve educatIonQl o~portu"itic3 such as the1e woods provide. 4. In a~ditIon. preae:.ut~on of A portion of this area would pcrait citizens of RosevLllp Generally to enjoy a n3turnl wooded area in a htRhly developc~ part of the Vl1lage. . we encourab~ frank and open discussion Qf all asp~cts of the d ~lop~ent proposal. but ve urGe dll citIzens of Rosevllle to consider especially the needs of our children to hdVC ~ducatIonal cl(pDriEn~es such as can be provided only by natural areas. I'C?cfully here (.md l.'1tcr. in other parts of the vUhgc) a cor:::proo1se. ~y be r~nch~l whi~h w!ll p.~~(lV. suffici~nt natural areas with aesthetic and instructional value a'ld at the suee tic\; allow adequate dcvclo{lr::cnt of the remainder of t'll) hind for the ~.1.{1~'1~ c:.utua~ !lencf1t of all parties concerned. Ie IOU 'lish to rp';l~t(r your concern 3bout this l~sue. you can (a) ~rit(! to !:'cltibers of the Vl.lhg... Coundl: C;\l:leron D. Ander<;on - 1193 U. Ryan ~ Tho~l. J. Curl::.! . 629 Shrycr - Alt.. rt ,J. GrauLL - 273b lfatilda - Galc Lincbar~(ll" - 1953 5harondnle Ave. - P~yor A. Donald Pnl1 - 3ClJ x. jrona ~ve. (b) be at the hearing Aug. 1~, at 7:30 P.M. ..t the Hll1~c cl'll1. L('>;i~~ton llnd Ccur.ty Rd. C (do this even if you have Io.'ritt€n). (c) voj';ntecr to help infor'TI otter \(~~id(.nts. distribute pllt1tlons (it wll1i~o tv h~lp in th~s way. pl(as~ contact Too Soulcn. 373-2221 or 6JI-1069; Bl11 llulne. 631-217)). ~( th~nk you f~r wh3tcv~r help }OU r.~y be i'1 thls ~1tter of ~rhent concern. If you na"~ ,In)' q"'('.~tl.,)n3 re1;q:lnti to the il'tormat:ion cont,unt'd in thh flyer or 1.,'0 ulJ lih to knJ" I::Ll re ..bo>ut tho; ~J\jcat lonal uses of natur,u nt'cas. please contact one Qf the following: Ted ~~J1tor . 64>. 6004 Teo 30ulen - 631- 2069 - ~, " ,t ,~ .~ .' , " f . :/ i~ \ /~ ~ , . ~ 1- A ~ ! ~(~ , ,1 ., ,~ ()., 4 " , : 't '),