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Fairmont Neighborhood Plan Open House

On Monday, January 30, 2012, Will County will host a public open house for the Fairmont Neighborhood Plan at Shiloh Baptist Church (18101 W. Oak Ave., Lockport) from 5 to 7 p.m. The Fairmont Neighborhood Plan will guide the growth, development, and preservation of Fairmont for the next 10 to15 years.

Draft Plan scenarios will be available for public review and comment. Exhibits on display will include preliminary plans for future land use, parks and open space, transportation, and trails.

The purpose of the open house is to receive public comment prior to beginning the formal review process with the Will County Board. Representatives from the county and CMAP will be available to answer questions and provide clarification. No formal presentation will be given.

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Residents are encouraged to “drop in” at any time between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Additional information about the Neighborhood Plan will be available on CMAP’s Fairmont LTA project webpage (http://1.usa.gov/vcMeQW).  Contact Cynthia Hernandez at chernandez@cmap.illinois.gov or (312) 386-8623.

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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 2011, CMAP began partnering with the first wave of 62 local governments, nonprofits, and intergovernmental organizations selected for assistance.  Like the Fairmont 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:  Pete Saunders, 312-386-8654 or psaunders@cmap.illinois.gov


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