The Village of Campton Hills, with the assistance of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), is updating its comprehensive plan to help guide land use and other decisions for decades to come. As part of that effort, the Village is inviting local residents, business owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders to attend a special community planning event.
On Monday, May 21, 2012, the Village of Campton Hills will host a public open house for the Comprehensive Plan at Wasco Elementary School (4N782 School Street, Campton Hills) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The comprehensive plan will guide the growth, development, and preservation of Campton Hills for the next 15 to 20 years. Village guiding principles, policies, strategies, and preliminary plans for future land use will be on display for discussion and comment.
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Residents are encouraged to drop in at any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. No RSVP is required.
Additional information about the Campton Hills Comprehensive Plan is available on CMAP’s Campton Hills LTA project webpage (www.cmap.illinois.gov/campton-hills). Contact Cynthia Hernandez at chernandez@cmap.illinois.gov or (312) 386-8623.
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The Campton Hills Comprehensive Plan will include recommendations for future land use, community character, natural resources, open space, housing, transportation, and economic development. A grant to CMAP from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is enabling CMAP staff to provide technical assistance to the Village of Campton Hills, including help with public participation and plan development.
The purpose of the open house is to receive public comment prior to beginning the formal review process with the Village Board. Representatives from the Village and CMAP will be available to answer questions and provide clarification. No formal presentation will be given.
Planning Process
In the plan’s first phase of development, an existing conditions analysis was completed to verify current land use, study community facilities, and obtain initial public input regarding the issues and opportunities of the area. The second phase of planning created a shared vision for the community, which was followed by specific policies and strategies to help achieve the community’s vision.
HUD and CMAP build capacity for local planning
Especially in challenging economic times, many communities have difficulty allocating enough resources to plan as proactively as they would prefer. At the same time, proactive planning is necessary for economic prosperity and protecting community assets. The HUD-funded effort is helping fill this gap by making staff resources and grants available to assist with local planning projects that help to implement GO TO 2040, the first comprehensive plan for metropolitan Chicago in more than 100 years.
The HUD grant to CMAP was announced one day after leaders of the seven-county region, on October 13, 2010, unanimously adopted GO TO 2040. The region’s plan establishes coordinated strategies that help the region’s 284 communities address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues. See www.cmap.illinois.gov for more information.
With the three-year $4.25 million HUD award (http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/press-release-10-14-10), CMAP has begun a new Local Technical Assistance program sponsored by HUD as part of the federal interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities. CMAP issued a call for projects in early 2011, prompting more than 220 proposals from over 130 municipalities, counties, interjurisdictional groups, and nongovernmental organizations -- an indication of significant unmet demand for local planning capacity.
In March, CMAP began partnering with the first wave of 62 local governments, nonprofits, and intergovernmental organizations selected for assistance. Like the Campton Hills’ area effort, these projects address local issues at the intersection of transportation, land use, and housing, including the natural environment, economic growth, and community development. Download a full list of projects at http://goo.gl/1nYBM.
CMAP is the official regional planning organization for the northeastern Illinois counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will.
Media contact: Justine Reisinger, 312-386-8802 or jreisinger@cmap.illinois.gov
Program contact: Cynthia Hernandez, 312-386-8623 or chernandez@cmap.illinois.gov
