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Envision Unlimited seeks approval for four‑person group home at 10929 Silven Way; neighbors cite safety and staffing concerns, commission tables item
Summary
Envision Unlimited proposed a licensed four‑resident group home at 10929 Silven Way. Mark McHugh, Envision’s CEO, described staffing, training and licensing; numerous neighbors recited police reports and alleged repeated disturbances at an existing nearby group home. Commissioners voted to table the matter pending legal review and additional information.
Envision Unlimited, represented by President and CEO Mark McHugh, asked the Lebanon Plan Commission for a special‑use permit to operate a small community residence at 10929 Silven Way to house four adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID).
"People with ID want to live in home...our job is to help them do that," McHugh said, explaining Envision’s model of direct‑service professionals, a house manager and regional administrative oversight. He said homes are licensed by the state, staff receive background checks and training, and that the organization operates in roughly two dozen Illinois…
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