After agreeing on Dec. 19 to abolish
the village planning board and assume that board's duties itself, the Sagaponack Village Board held its first meeting to address planning matters on Monday.
Rocco currently serves on
the village Planning Board, was part of the village Master Plan Committee and is also on the board of the New Paltz Democratic Committee.
I also have very recent experience as chair of the Village of New Paltz Master Plan Review Task Force, as a member for almost four years of
the Village Planning Board and as a member of the Ulster County Charter Review Commission.
And she has been a member of the Nyack Board of Education, the Nyack
Village Planning Board, the Rockland County Mental Health Association and many others.
Last July, a month before the lawsuit was filed,
the Village Planning Board approved Saranac Lake Resort's project design.
The resort plan was approved by Saranac Lake's
Village Planning Board last summer, but the need for height and waterfront setback variances triggered APA review.
Not exact matches
The good news: She and
board member Tammy Ross - Stern, a CPA with Beckman Kirkland & Whitney in Westlake
Village, California, had a diversification
plan in hand.
Developers Al Schmitz and Bill Feldgreber of Amlex Developers told trustees during a recent
Village Board meeting that they
plan to work with another group of developers to utilize the full 14 - acre parcel.
ORLAND PARK — The
Village Board and the
Plan Commission will meet Monday to discuss a laundry list of development issues facing the suburb.
The
board also is about to review the
village «s five - year
plan.
LONG GROVE — The Long Grove
Village Board has given the
Plan Commission six weeks to review a controversial petition for a country inn, restaurant and cultural center on Old McHenry Road across from Kildeer School.
The
village will express its opposition again next week when the Park District presents its proposal during a public hearing before the County
Board's
Planning and Zoning Committee.
On a 4 - 3 vote, the Will County
Board's
Planning and Zoning Committee last week rejected the
village's contention that building a recreation center would require rezoning and recommended granting the Mokena Park District a special - use permit to build the recreation center on the south side of the Yunker Farm property.
The
Village Board agreed with the
Plan Commission's recommendation to deny the request for special zoning, effectively killing the proposal.
On Monday, the Mokena
Village Board voted 4 - 3 to reject a compromise annexation agreement because board members said they disliked the Park District's plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse
Board voted 4 - 3 to reject a compromise annexation agreement because
board members said they disliked the Park District's plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse
board members said they disliked the Park District's
plans for the Yunker Farm property, 115 acres along LaPorte Road just west of Schoolhouse Road.
The Lisle
Village Board has agreed to consider a land swap with the Park District that would free up a site for a park on the western border of the town, where more than 200 homes are
planned.
Orland Park — The
Village Board this week approved final plans for one of the first projects in the massive Spring Creek development on the southwest side of the v
Village Board this week approved final
plans for one of the first projects in the massive Spring Creek development on the southwest side of the
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The
Village Board has tabled discussion on even a scaled - down version of the original
plans until the
Plan Commission can make a recommendation on the property.
After that
plan is presented to the
Village Board later this year, he said, several public hearings will be held.
Orland Park — A new assistant
village manager was unanimously chosen by the Village Board as part of a personnel reorganization plan that will shuffle several department heads at Villag
village manager was unanimously chosen by the
Village Board as part of a personnel reorganization plan that will shuffle several department heads at Villag
Village Board as part of a personnel reorganization
plan that will shuffle several department heads at
VillageVillage Hall.
The Barrington
Village Board Monday night endorsed a staff recommendation to modify the town's comprehensive
plan for the 55 - acre site.
The Mokena Park
Board has decided not to give up on
plans for a recreation center that it says is needed and hopes to meet with Will County to win the support it failed to get from its
village.
The
Village Board is expected to vote in favor of the
Plan Commission's recommendation.
BUFFALO GROVE — A skeptical
Village Board is refusing to support a
plan to build an assisted - living center in the Buffalo Grove Town Center.
An Arlington Heights committee has recommended that the
Village Board approve an intergovernmental agreement with the park district to get
plans started to develop a 56 - acre landfill off Nichols Road for recreational space.
A development
plan must still be worked out with the Arlington Heights
Village Board.
The
Village Board also supported Park District
plans to move the entrance of Lake Zurich Road farther from the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad tracks.
But the
Village Board refused to approve the
plan at its Monday meeting because the park district has made no provisions for lighting the park.
The
village has 1.6 acres of park space for every 10,000 residents — far short of the National Recreation and Park Association's recommendation of 10 acres per 10,000 people, John Mac Manus, of urban
planning contractor Altamanu, told the
board.
Long Grove — The
Village Board has approved the
Plan Commission's request to convert three acres of open space at the Old Gridley Farm on Oakwood Road into a recreational field.
It likely will be up to a Lake County judge to decide whether the Vernon Hills
Village Board overstepped its authority when it recently blocked a
plan by the local Park District to build a 25 - space parking lot in Deerpath Park.
DUNDEE TOWNSHIP — The Dundee Township Park District
Board is lauding the park set - aside component of a mixed - use residential concept
plan proposed for the
Village of Carpentersville.
However, developers first go to the
village for the approval process and by the time the
plans are seen by the Park District, the firms are reluctant to make changes so late in the game, Park District President Michelle Kelly said Monday night at a joint meeting of the two
boards.
In other business, the
Village Board approved the preliminary site
plan for one of two lots proposed for Orland Park Business Center.
Byrne was among members of the
Village Board who voted to block the Park District
plan Sept. 4, citing safety concerns raised by residents who live near where the parking lot would be built.
But the Park District has not made a firm commitment to the
plan and declined a recent invitation to meet with the
Village Board on the issue.
But consultants interviewed by
Village Board members this week indicated that the remaining $ 5.5 million wo n`t cover the swimming pool, ball fields, miniature golf course, tennis and basketball courts and other
planned amenities.
The
plan is expected to be reviewed in April by the
plan commission,
village board and park district
board.
The Orland Park
Village Board voted 6 - 1 Monday to approve the company «s
plans for three office buildings, each three stories high, on a 5.5 - acre site near 147th Street and John Humphrey Drive.
BUFFALO GROVE — The
village is updating its comprehensive plan, the blueprint used to guide the Village Board, Plan Commission and village staff for planning and land - use dec
village is updating its comprehensive
plan, the blueprint used to guide the Village Board, Plan Commission and village staff for planning and land - use decisi
plan, the blueprint used to guide the
Village Board, Plan Commission and village staff for planning and land - use dec
Village Board,
Plan Commission and village staff for planning and land - use decisi
Plan Commission and
village staff for planning and land - use dec
village staff for
planning and land - use decisions.
The Cary
Village Board has rejected, at least temporarily, a plan by Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
Village Board has rejected, at least temporarily, a
plan by
Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the
village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a gravel pit.
NEW LENOX — A
plan combining open - space contributions from two new subdivisions into a shared school and park site was put on the fast track by the New Lenox
Village Board this week.
The Cary
Village Board Tuesday night rejected at least temporarily, a plan by Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
Village Board Tuesday night rejected at least temporarily, a
plan by
Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
Village President Donald M. Huffer to expand the
village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a grav
village's boundaries by annexation, improve its sewer system and prevent Lake in the Hills from turning a neighboring farm into a gravel pit.
The
Village Board and the Park District have been at odds over
plans for the 115 acres of open land along LaPorte Road east of Wolf Road.
The
plan is pending before the
village's
Board of Zoning,
Planning and Appeals.
ORLAND PARK — The
Village Board has approved
plans for more than 124,000 square feet of commercial and industrial development in an industrial park that has been almost empty for 10 years.
After the
board's decision, Village Board President Vicky Hase said the village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.&r
board's decision,
Village Board President Vicky Hase said the village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.
Village Board President Vicky Hase said the village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.&r
Board President Vicky Hase said the
village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.
village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the
plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.»
He said it is not unusual for builders to tinker with storm - water
plans before final approval, but he said
village officials did not know the Park
Board was unaware of the changes.
With such an ambitious endeavor before it, the next
Village Board will be focused on deciding whether the
plan will go forward.
ELK GROVE
VILLAGE — The Park District
Board is moving ahead with
plans to build a $ 900,000 fun house to attract more crowds and revenues at its Rainbow Falls water park.