Lexington Club on Tonight's Planning & Development Committee Agenda

A long awaited vote on a proposed development on the former Applied Composites industrial site is on the agenda for tonight's Planning & Development Committee.

A final vote on the proposed development of 142 single-family house, townhouses and row home called , was last discussed in February. Continued discussion of the project was posponed after community comments were given to the developer.

In January numerous residents attended the committee meeting to voice their displeasure in the proposed project. The next month a study presented to St. Charles alderman showsed the proposed housing development can qualify for help from the city to pay project costs through a tax-increment financing district, which would help generate funds to pay for site improvements. Lexington Club's developers would be reimbursed for incurred expenses—up to $4.9 million for the life of the TIF and specifically for demolition and site remediation.

Opponents of the proposed development have voiced their concerns on Patch, including blogger , who lives in the neighborhood adjacent to the project and his wife Jhennifer, who wrote this . David's most recent blog on the issue can be found .

Blogger and St. Charles Plan Commission member  offered his .

Tonight's meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in council chambers.