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A Homewood official caught on a “hot mic” calling opponents of a proposed rezoning a vulgar name and talking about shooting them has resigned, officials of the southern suburb said Tuesday.
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Angela Mesaros, the town’s economic and community development director, resigned five days after a recorded Zoom call surfaced in which she spoke disparagingly of people who attended public hearings about a plan to make a country club a shipping hub. Village Manager Jim Marino issued a statement announcing the resignation.
Marino praised Mesaros’ work and attributed her comments to the strain of several combative hearings about the redevelopment. But he said village policy “prohibits the use of threatening language, regardless of intent or context.” Friday, Mesaros circulated an apology, calling her words “thoughtless and unkind” and promising to do better.
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A “hot mic” incident has inflamed an already contentious debate over turning a country club into a shipping hub in south suburban Homewood.
Opponents of the project recorded village officials saying derogatory things about them before a public Zoom hearing started Thursday. One calls opponents “a holes” and appears to muse about shooting them.
Now there are demands for firings and the village said it is investigating.
A group called South Suburbs for Greenspace over Concrete has organized opposition to the project, citing potential pollution, noise and truck traffic near homes. The 127-acre site, northwest of Dixie Highway and 175th Street, is the former Calumet Country Club. With usage declining, club members sold the property to the development firm Diversified Partners.
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