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Rock Island study session hears strategic housing plan; Planning & Zoning to vote April 7
Summary
Consultants from PGV Planners presented a draft Strategic Housing Plan to the Rock Island City Council study session, highlighting housing preservation, 10 priority development sites, demand for senior and student housing (about 400–500 students), and a recommendation to adopt an annexation policy; P&Z is set to vote April 7.
Consultants from PGV Planners presented a draft Strategic Housing Plan to the Rock Island City Council at a study session, outlining steps the city could take over the next decade to preserve existing housing, encourage new development and improve the city’s image.
The consultants, Sarah Dyatt and Lindsay Evans of PGV Planners, said the plan is intended to be a data-informed blueprint. "The plan is intended to be a guide for what you do next," Dyatt said, summarizing the report’s purpose and structure.
Why it matters: Rock Island’s housing stock, neighborhood character and a walkable street grid are assets the plan recommends protecting through earlier intervention on deteriorating properties. The draft calls for shifting from reactive code enforcement to proactive programs, improved…
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