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Draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan

Monday, November 26, 2012

St. Charles Slates Comprehensive Plan Open House

The 18-month-long process winds down as the task force prepares for Dec. 12 decision to hand off draft plan to the St. Charles Plan Commission.

As the clock winds down toward Christmas and the end of the year, the St. Charles Comprehensive Plan Task Force also is preparing to conclude its 18 months of work on a document to guide development here for the next 20 years. It’s proven to be a divisive issue in the community on several fronts, not the least of which is the idea of developing multifamily homes — specifically, apartments. But the plan stretches across the community, from the West Gateway through the downtown to the East Gateway, and north to south as well. Further, it is intended to set the framework for future development, from commercial to industrial to residential. Consequently, it has drawn diverging views on other points as well. The task force has been working with…

josephine s.

3:59 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012

Residents, please attend, fill out a comment card- this is your last chance! The Corporate Reserve area, other West Gateway land parcels and land lying north along Rte 31 in the Red Gate Road/bridge area have not been yet addressed, ( although a FHwy Admin. document has estimated 15,500 vehicles crossing by 2030) nor the old Applied Composites site,( between 5th & 12th, Dean/State area) which, in…   more ›

Friday, November 16, 2012

Rabchuk Endorses St. Charles Draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan

Mayoral candidate calls plan a responsible growth approach for St. Charles.

St. Charles mayoral candidate John Rabchuk announced Friday he is formally endorsing the responsible growth strategy for St. Charles that is outlined in the draft 2013 Comprehensive Plan. “Having served as vice chairman for the St. Charles Comprehensive Plan Task Force for almost two years, I know firsthand the effort that has been extended by the entire task force team to identify opportunities for St. Charles to continue to grow in a responsible manner,” Rabchuk said in a release. “Just as with any business, a city must grow or it will slowly stagnate and lose ground to neighboring communities.” “A few vocal residents of our city believe that there is an unending line of developers eager to make proposals to St. Charles,” he continued. “…

Rich Swenson

11:23 am on Sunday, November 18, 2012

I do find it disrespectful and telling in Mr. Rabchuck's comment towards certain resident views and opinions. If those are the people who care enough to come out and give their ideas and comments when invited by his task force and he has the gall to then make negative comments about that, I hope this isn't the type of man voters would ever consider for Mayor. It sounds like a mirror image of what…   more ›

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