GENEVA – If County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen gets his way, county residents will get to decide whether to proceed with a long-planned project to improve transportation on the county’s north end.

Wednesday, during a meeting of the County Board Transportation Committee, Lauzen told members that he would be reluctant to support any further work on the proposed Longmeadow Parkway project without a demonstration of public support for the large regional road project in coming months.

“We have people who come out of office and come into office, but the constituents are always there,” Lauzen said. “My support for this project is contingent on a referendum.”