Batavia residents worry over proposed new housing development with 808 new homes

Batavia residents worry over proposed new housing development with 808 new homes

At our "Let's Talk" event in Batavia, Fred Kaiser told us he was worried about what he believed to be a large planned development adjacent to Ross Road and Olive Branch Stonelick Road.When we followed up Friday, we learned it was the largest ever proposed in Batavia Township, according to Administrator Karen Swartz.We met Kaiser on the property that's now woodland and grass-covered fields, but could eventually be 808 homes and commercial propert…