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Plan commission extends Highland Park phases to Dec. 31, 2026; staff could draw guarantees if deadline missed
Summary
Highland Park phases 2–4 received extensions to 12/31/2026; staff recommended drawing guarantees and referring to legal if final deadlines are not met. Vote passed 6–0–1 (one abstention).
Staff updated the commission on Highland Park Estates phases, noting existing performance guarantees (a $310,000 surety bond for Phase 3 and a $132,000 letter of credit for Phase 4) and the absence of a financial guarantee on file for Phase 2. Staff recommended a performance-period extension to 12/31/2026 for phases 2, 3 and 4 and said that if the developer fails to meet the final deadline, staff would draw financial guarantees and forward the matter to legal.
A commissioner moved to extend the performance periods and to direct staff to draw guarantees and involve legal if the developer misses the final deadline; another commissioner seconded. One commissioner abstained, citing uncertainty about staff intent; the motion passed 6–0 with one abstention. Staff said the extensions are intended to give the developer time to finish required corrections and to submit an application for highway-department acceptance into the county inventory.
