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Will County launches update to Land Use Resource Management Plan; board flags farmland, data-center and infrastructure concerns
Summary
Will County’s Land Use and Development Committee met May 11 to begin a countywide update of the Land Use Resource Management Plan. Consultants outlined the project schedule and online engagement tools while board members emphasized farmland protection, water and truck-traffic infrastructure, housing options and better coordination with municipalities.
Will County Board Chair Joe Van Duyne convened a special steering-committee meeting at 10:00 a.m. May 11 to launch a countywide update of the Land Use Resource Management Plan and to begin collecting priorities from board members and staff. Consultants from Teska, AECOM and Baxter & Woodman described the project schedule, public-engagement tools and the two plan elements to be revised: the policy gateway and the forms-and-concepts handbook.
The kickoff focused on process and priorities rather than decisions. "What does success look like?" Teska Vice President Michael Blue asked the committee, urging members to think beyond immediate case-by-case issues and toward a plan that will guide legal, budgetary and implementation choices. Teska lead engagement staff Erin Sigliano said the team will conduct township stakeholder interviews, countywide open houses and two rounds of public surveys; the project website (guidewill.co) and an…
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