DuPage County to Discriminate Against Religious Assemblies?

Don’t Allow DuPage County to Discriminate Against Religious Assemblies!

On April 7th the DuPage County Development Committee met in Wheaton to consider amendments to zoning ordinances which, if approved as written, would have dramatic consequences for “religious assemblies” such as churches, mosques, temples and synagogues.

The amendments provide that any “religious assembly” with three or more uses (e.g. a place of worship, an auditorium, preschool, recreational facility inside or outside, or school) could not expand on its existing property or build on new property in unincorporated DuPage County unless the plot size is at least 5 acres, and it is located next to a road rated to handle at least 10,000 vehicles per day – roads such as Roosevelt Road, North Avenue, and Illinois Route 59.

FYI, Municipalities often adopt County Board ordinances so it is not just religious assemblies in “unincorporated DuPage County” that should be concerned, but ALL religious assemblies in the County.

ACTION: Please make a phone call or send E-mail message TODAY to the County Board member on the Development Committee representing your District, saying you oppose the Amendments to DuPage ordinances that prohibit growth of religious institutions & ask the Member, respectfully, to vote against the Amendments.

Chairman Kyle Gilgis (Dist. 3 — Downers Grove)
KGilgis@dupageco.org (630) 969-3857

Vice Chairman Anthony Michelassi (Dist. 5 — Aurora)
amichelassi@dupageco.org
(630) 788-8338

Dirk Enger (Dist. 6 — Winfield)
denger@dupageco.org
(630) 588-0344

Rita Gonzalez (Dist. 1 — Addison)
rgonzalez@dupageco.org
630) 456-1792

Debra Olson (Dist. 4 — Wheaton)
DOlson@dupageco.org
(630) 221-9593

Jeff Redick (Dist. 2 — Elmhurst)
jredick@dupageco.org
(630) 607-9681

John Zediker (Dist. 5 — Naperville)
jzediker@dupageco.org
(630) 697-3062

If you are unsure of the District in which you live, see map at http://www.dupageco.org/cobrd/generic.cfm?doc_id=291

Background

Letter from Pastor Stewart Ruch