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Committee accepts fees-in-lieu for Marchstone phase 1, declines on-site park/conservation in Phase 1
Summary
The Parks, Recreation and Conservancy Committee voted to move forward with Marchstone Phase 1 without requiring on-site parkland or conservation areas, provided developers pay required fees and those funds are used to enhance specified parks and path connections.
The Parks, Recreation and Conservancy Committee voted to accept a staff recommendation that Phase 1 of the Marchstone development proceed without on-site parkland or designated conservation parcels, provided the developer pays the applicable fees and the village uses those funds to improve nearby facilities and pedestrian connections.
Speaker 2, the parks staff presenter, described the Phase 1 preliminary plat as approximately 128 dwelling units and told the committee the phase “doesn’t offer any of those” conservation parcels or wetlands suitable for park dedication. He walked the committee through the village’s park dedication calculations and the alternative of requiring fees-in-lieu when acreage cannot be…
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