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Consultants say hybrid outreach doubled participation; Joliet character-area feedback favors mixed-use, parks and neighborhood services
Summary
Consultants reported roughly 100 in-person attendees and about 168 online responses to the character-area workshop; feedback calls for mixed-use redevelopment at Joliet Mall, parks and grocery options on Ridge Road, and preserving neighborhood assets such as Darrow’s Flea Market on the East Side.
Consultants leading City of Joliet’s comprehensive-plan work told the advisory committee that hybrid outreach meaningfully expanded public participation and will inform sub-area plans. Katrina said the in-person workshop drew about 100 people while online responses totaled “about a 168,” with the online window closing March 20; those responses will be synthesized into conceptual diagrams for each character area and folded into the draft plan.
Katrina summarized the highest-volume themes by area. For the Joliet Mall character area respondents favored a mixed‑use…
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