Council prioritizes quality in comprehensive-plan RFPs and fields developer inquiry for Strachman Farms
Feb 24, 2026
Council directed staff to compile a unified scope of work for comprehensive plan proposals (three vendors invited) with a requested deadline by the end of the week, emphasized quality over low cost, and discussed a preliminary contact from Strachman Farms about future land use pending utility availability.
The full story
Council members discussed next steps for a villagewide comprehensive plan and asked staff to prepare a single scope of work for all three vendors so proposals can be compared fairly. Several members favored evaluating on quality rather than cheapest price, arguing a high-quality plan will better guide long-term development; one member urged a decision within roughly 90 days to avoid pushing the project into 2027.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
Keep reading for free
Create a free account to finish this story and see the video, transcript and key details.
Continue with GoogleContinue with emailAlready have an account? Log in →