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McHenry County planning committee advances 2050 comprehensive plan with minor edits to address unincorporated needs

5971626 · October 7, 2025
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The Planning, Environment and Development Committee voted to forward a resolution adopting the McHenry County 2050 comprehensive plan to the full county board after discussion about annexation examples, walkable-neighborhood language and gravel-aquifer conflicts.

The McHenry County Planning, Environment and Development Committee voted Oct. 7 to forward a resolution adopting the McHenry County 2050 comprehensive plan to the full county board after members raised targeted edits and clarifications.

Committee member Joe (name on record, committee member) said the plan is “a long time coming” but “not perfect,” and urged edits to keep the document focused on unincorporated county areas rather than municipal models. He singled out language that uses Hillside Road and Crystal Lake as an example of potential annexation impacts and warned that…

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