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Advisory committee affirms vision and goals for Joliet comprehensive plan; workshops scheduled
Summary
Consultants told Joliet’s Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee that public outreach produced more than 2,000 survey responses and a first workshop with about 100 attendees. The committee confirmed high-level goals on housing, economic development, mobility, environment, utilities and community belonging and set thematic workshops for February.
Leslie Roth, a consultant for the Joliet comprehensive plan, told the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee at its Dec. 3 meeting that public engagement has produced "over 2,000 unique responses" to a community survey and that the first public workshop drew more than 100 participants at Joliet West High School.
Roth described the phase‑2 document of the plan — the vision, goals and objectives — as the foundation for phase 3, which will develop key recommendations and an implementation roadmap. "This is a really pivotal time in the comprehensive planning process," she said, emphasizing that the vision statements will serve as the project's "North Star." She also noted that outreach materials were translated and that mailers were used to reach underrepresented ZIP codes.
Committee members broadly confirmed the plan's draft goals across topic areas. Roth read aloud goals for economic development (including bolstering downtown and expanding…
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