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Highland Park staff seek adoption of grant-funded economic development strategy; council presses for faster action
Summary
City staff presented a grant-funded Economic Development Strategy that will amend Highland Park's 2017 master plan, update zoning and target demolition and parcel assembly; council members and residents urged tighter, short-term timelines and clearer implementation steps.
City of Highland Park staff urged council adoption of a grant-funded Economic Development Strategy (EDS) on Monday, saying the document will amend the city's 2017 master plan, update zoning and outline demolition and redevelopment next steps.
Mr. Clyburn, the city's community development director, told the council the EDS grew out of a state memorandum of understanding and a contract with McKenna to provide planning services and to prepare the EDS, a capital improvement plan, master plan updates and zoning changes. "We did an MOU with the state, and part of that was to bring on McKenna for general planning services," he said.
Donovan, the staff presenter, described the EDS as…
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