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Vandalia council approves Riverdale subdivision final plan with developer fees after residents press traffic concerns
Summary
After sustained public comment about sight lines and traffic at Brown School and Little York, Vandalia City Council approved Ordinance 25-29 (Riverdale Section 1) in a 4–3 vote. Council accepted fees-in-lieu totaling $175,480 payable in three installments, plus a 20% contingency, and required staff approval of engineering.
Vandalia City Council approved Ordinance 25-29 in its second reading on Dec. 1, 2025, finalizing the PUD final plan and record plan for Section 1 of the Riverdale subdivision at 7848 South Brown School Road. The final plan allows 58 single-family lots on roughly 21.84 acres, with 3.519 acres to be dedicated as public right-of-way. The vote followed a lengthy public hearing focused on traffic safety and funding for intersection improvements.
Residents urged the council not to allow construction to proceed until traffic-related engineering, bidding and cost determinations were complete. ‘‘If you guys choose an alternative plan … everything needs to be engineered and bid out before they pay or and they pay before you move any dirt,’’ said Alex Connor Dre., a nearby resident, summarizing several speakers’ concerns about sight lines and construction sequencing.…
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