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Tim Scott outlines mixed‑use vision for Spring Hill site in West Dundee
Summary
Assistant Village Manager Tim Scott presented a decade‑long vision to convert the Spring Hill mall site into mixed‑use development, using a $20 million bond acquisition, a market capacity study by AECOM and a 3‑D modeling tool to test scenarios. He stressed the images are illustrative, not blueprints.
Tim Scott, Assistant Village Manager and economic development leader for West Dundee, presented the village’s long‑term approach to the Spring Hill mall site, describing a decade of work to reach a clean slate for future reinvestment. He said the village used a $20 million bond to acquire properties and remove buildings so planners could test mixed‑use scenarios rather than present a single fixed plan. "To be clear, there are no private sector development proposals pending for them all," Scott said, adding that the renderings seen in press coverage are illustrative and not construction plans.
Scott laid out the planning rationale: a market capacity study performed with AECOM suggested the broader area could support roughly 1,500 residential units across a mix of housing typologies, but he emphasized that number was a capacity estimate, not a target. He framed redevelopment as likely to occur as a series of incremental projects woven together, and said the village is using 3‑D modeling and infrastructure analysis to evaluate water, sanitary and storm systems before soliciting development interest. The presentation closed with an invitation for public input at table discussions and follow‑up contacts with staff and consultants.
