Associate Planner Gina DelRose said there are concerns about whether the project would disturb wetlands, like the site plans indicate, or how usable the recreational space would be since it would be located in areas that frequently flood.
Residents said they are worried about the type of people these mobile home parks would attract to the community.
Jim Hursh, who is representing the applicant, and Tim McCarty, project manager, assured community members Tuesday that the wetlands would not be disturbed and signs would be placed on the property notifying residents about these areas.
McCarty said all units would be high-end, and if community members were blindfolded and walked inside one of the units, they would not be able to tell the difference between the manufactured homes and other area homes.
"Nobody in this town would be embarrassed about (the units)," McCarty said.
The applicant's reassurances weren't enough to win support of the project from the Planning and Zoning Commission nor staff with the Belvidere-Boone County Planning Department.
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