People behind a major Hinsdale development say they can tuck 317 RV sites onto a summer camp property without messing up the neighborhood. But Hinsdale officials had questions this week about traffic, water supplies, sewer use, environmental harm — and whether an influx of visitors would be simply too much for nearby Plunkett Lake.

The battle for Longview Avenue is joined in Hinsdale: Will a national company win a permit for a "Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park" RV campground? Or will objections raised by neighbors prevail?

As the town of Dalton awaits the arrival of its next highway chief, neighboring Hinsdale is in the hunt. There's a reason for that. Edward M. “Bud” Hall is poised to leave the same job in Hinsdale to become superintendent in Dalton.