Oswego trustees receptive to scaled-back housing development near Oswego East

Oswego village trustees said they are happy that a housing development proposed just west of Oswego East High School has been downsized.In September, Oswego planning and zoning commissioners voiced concerns about the density of housing development that would include 182 single-family homes and 295 townhome units on 102 acres near the high school.In response, Sycamore-based Silverthorne Homebuilders has presented a new concept plan to build 183 single-family homes and 232 townhome units as part of the proposed Lodi Grove subdivision. “I really appreciate the changes you’ve made from the initial concept,” village trustee Karin McCarthy-Lange said during the Nov. 2 Oswego Village Board meeting.She did voice concerns about the number of buildings facing Wolfs Crossing Road.“I don’t know if it’s landscaping that needs to happen,” McCarthy-Lange said. “It’s like a wall of buildings. It looks too dense.”Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman agreed.“I think you’re going to get completely unan