Commission keeps contaminated-sites and brownfields listing in plan, asks staff to add status/dates and map citations

Jan 29, 2025

Commissioners reviewed the plan's contaminated-sites and brownfields appendix and directed staff to add status (open/closed) and closure dates where possible, keep the list as a planning reference for buyers and developers, and ensure map legends cite FEMA/other authoritative sources for village-level flood maps.

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The Planning Commission reviewed tables listing contaminated sites, brownfields and closed remediation locations and agreed the material should remain in the plan to inform future development decisions. Several members asked staff to add a status column (open/closed), closure year where available, and to label the source for each entry so that buyers and planners can see whether a site is still active or historic.

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