You like your neighborhood. Maybe some things about your neighborhood you don’t like so much.
Zoning probably has something to do with that. Not everything, of course; the people make a big difference. But the underlying zoning determines much of what you see: dwelling units per acre, building line setbacks, building heights, etc.
So why are so [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Comprehensive Planning'
Comp Plan meetings: Be there
March 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Comprehensive Planning
To bookmark: Comp Plan Project
February 11th, 2010 · Comments Off · Comprehensive Planning
I’ve added the link to the Downers Grove Comprehensive Plan Project to the right sidebar, but you may want to bookmark it as well.
As for the choice of homepage images, Prince Pond — scene of many a playground expedition, skating outing, fishing contest and Christmas card photo op — is one of my personal DG [...]
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Comp Plan meetings begin
February 10th, 2010 · 21 Comments · Comprehensive Planning
The first meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Ad-Hoc Committee is tonight, February 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Fire Station 2, 5420 Main St. Agenda is here.
The Comprehensive Plan Project website has been established to keep residents informed about the process and provide a means to give feedback.
Source for this notice is the Village website.
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To blog or not to blog
February 5th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Boards and Commissions, Comprehensive Planning, Village Council
During a discussion of the Comprehensive Planning Ad Hoc Committee at the Feb. 2 village council meeting, Commissioner Sean Durkin called for a rule that would deter committee members from blogging.
“I would like to see, through council action or staff, that any member who is on the commission refrain from any sort of blogging until [...]
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Scaling back, giving back
January 13th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Comprehensive Planning, community development
Thoman here. My name got tossed in the hopper for the Comprehensive Plan Ad Hoc Committee, and no one objected tonight, so it looks like I’ll be pretty wrapped up in that for the next several months. An updated Comprehensive Plan is a big deal, and I’m all in on this effort.
So the bad news [...]
Comp Plan moves forward
January 13th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Comprehensive Planning
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” — Albert Einstein
Comprehensive Plans are supposed to be good for up to 10 years, in some cases even 20. They’re not supposed to be static documents, instead being updated at regular intervals. Our village [...]