Do you know that if the Peotone airport were built it would be almost 3 and one-half times the size of O’Hare?

Do you know that if the Peotone airport was built it would:

• Increase property taxes significantly in Will County? Residents
  of Peotone, Monee, University Park, Crete & Beecher will be subjected to increased taxes, noise, air and water pollution, congestion & crime.
• destroy over 1000 single-family homes?
• destroy 95 working farms consisting of 23,698 acres of prime & important farmland?
• close 7 general aviation fields & 18 businesses?
• cause Will Township to lose 59% of its revenue?
• cause a 10% to 25% loss of revenue for the Monee, Beecher & Peotone Fire Protection Districts?

Do you know:

• over $100 million has been spent studying and promoting this Peotone airport?
• $75 million has been allocated to purchase land in the airport footprint?
• Not a single airline has made a financial commitment to this airport?
• There is no infrastructure currently in place and no water supply.
• Property purchased by IDOT has caused property tax losses of $34,710.90 for Monee Township, $107,663 for Will Township & $1,811.56 for Washington Township?