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Wetland stormwater facility to be built as part of proposed Oswego cricket stadium · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Wetland stormwater facility to be built as part of proposed Oswego’s Cricket
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  Stadium. Written by Eric Shelkov. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice, brought to you by Everlett. Oswego village officials have given
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  the green light to the construction of a
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  wetland stormwater facility for a proposed professional cricket stadium on Oswego's west
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  side. At the September 1st, Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees approved plans
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  for the wetland stormwater facility that would serve the proposed Brybourne Stadium
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  planned for 33 acres at the northwest corner of Orchard Road and
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  Tuscany Trail in Oswego. Staff believe that a wetland stormwater design could
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  both enhance the current wetlands located on the site while efficiently addressing
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  the stormwater requirements of the future development. Oswego Development Services Director Raud
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  Vod Zenner said in a memo to the village Board. Work is
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  expected to start in the coming months on a professional cricket stadium
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  on Oswego's west side that could eventually seat up to 25,000 people.
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  A kickoff event for the project was held on August 10 at
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  Oswego
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  village Hall. Oswego resident Perez Patel, Chairman and CEO of Brayburn Stadium,
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  first brought the proposal to the village in 2023. Patel said he
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  is excited They project continues to move forward. That includes creating new
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  jobs. He said the project. Will create between 100 and 200 construction
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  jobs and from 50 to 100 permanent jobs when the stadium is
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  complete. In November 2023, the majority of Oswego Village trustees voted to
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  approve a special use permit for Phase I of the project, which
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  involves construction of the field in Wicket, as well as installation of
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  underground drain tiles. They also recommended approval of preliminary concept plans
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  for all five phases of the project. Additional traffic and parking studies
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  along with sound studies will be required. As part of Phase II,
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  the stadium would be open for use with a seating capacity of
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  2,000, Phase II would bring the capacity up to 6,000 and Phase
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  4 would increase it to about 14,000 people. With the seating increased
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  to 14,000, the stadium would be able to accommodate national cricket events.
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  Plans involved completing second and third-level stadium seating, which would bring capacity
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  to 25,000 people. As proposed, the stadium would be a seasonal facility
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  and operate from April to October. Traffic associated with the stadium will
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  occur off peak as games are played in the evenings and on
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  weekends. Nearby residents and others previously voiced concerns about the noise and
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  traffic that the stadium would generate. Patel has agreed to install a
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  six-foot privacy fence along the West property line. In addition, traffic control
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  management plans would discourage and prevent stadium traffic from using Tuscany Trail
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  to the west of the facility. All stadium traffic would be directed
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  to the Orchard Road access points. Opatel has said the location is
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  well suited for a cricket stadium. Orchard Road is a highly travelled
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  regional transportation corridor which can handle heavy traffic, he said.