Concerns about traffic, safety raised in Naperville’s second stadium meeting with Chicago Bears, councilman says
. He would not disclose who else was part of the session, how things were left or if a third meeting was planned.The concept of Naperville as a possible alternative stadium location was broached by Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli when he wrote a letter to the team and then held a June 2 in-person meeting with Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren. Wehrli has stressed that conversation was very preliminary.
With people tailgating before games and the consumption of alcohol, public safety is also an issue, he said. “Will we need to hire more police?” was one of the questions White said he asked. The 178-acre former BP/Amoco campus property along Warrenville Road between Washington and Mill streets would easily be large enough to accommodate a stadium and parking. Located on the north side of the I-88 corridor, it would be accessible from I-88 exits at Naperville and Winfield roads.
“I get that they bought land in Arlington Heights. But I want to know, why are you looking elsewhere?” White said.Advertisement“I can’t imagine a scenario where a 75,000-seat stadium doesn’t result in increased drunk driving fatalities, diversion of police resources and higher sales taxes,” Councilman Ian Holzhauer said when questioned about the stadium idea last week.
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