Article: Open-space districts stir north suburban fight

((PHOTO CAPTION CONTINUED)) calls for a quarter of the area's 23,000 acres to be set aside as park land, forest preserve or open space. So far, "development rights" have been purchased on 309 acres. Another 344 acres have been condemned and purchased outright. Condemnation action on additional land is pending. ABOVE: Builders of custom homes like these at Saddle Hill Farms subdivision in Libertyville Township say open space districts are a roadblock to orderly residential development in the suburbs. RIGHT: Horse owners and farmers in rural sections of the township voted for open-space districts. ((CAPTION ENDS)) First of a series

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