St. Charles Comprehensive Plan Faces Continued Review

If you were at Monday night’s St. Charles City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting and wanted to voice your opinion about the draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan, don’t worry — city officials say you will get your chance.

Aldermen listened to a 45-minute presentation on the plan on Monday evening, and City Administrator Brian Townsend said they then spent about 35 more minutes asking questions as they sought a greater understanding of the draft document.

The committee took no action on the plan, however — Townsend said that when the committee meets again in June, it likely will take public comments about the document, which has been nearly two years in the making.

Adoption of the plan could come after that — in July or in August.

The plan is considered a guide, which once adopted, will serve to shape City Council policy decisions on development in St. Charles for the next 20 years.

TribLocal reported Tuesday that one of the key differences in this comprehensive plan compared to past ones is that it no longer focuses on expanding the city, which is increasingly landlocked, but looks at existing areas in the city that have yet to be developed or face possible redevelopment.

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