THIS IS NOT A DRILL: NORTHPOINT DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES JOLIET. We have been keeping an eye out on agendas for rezoning of property to I-1. We noticed that for the October 17th hearing in Joliet that 103 acres were to be rezoned. No information was provided in the planning and zoning agenda. …
Cedar Creek Project Returns The Cedar Creek project, which drew ire from local residents due to its proximity to residential subdivisions, its size, and proposed development, will be back on the agenda before the Joliet City Council on September 3, 2019, at 6:30pm at the Joliet City Hall. This project …
Although this is NOT the NorthPoint Development project, the project below is of interest to many in Jackson Township. PROJECT DETAILS: The city of Joliet is planning to rezone over 300 acres of currently zoned agriculture (that according to the comprehensive plan was to be residential) property to make way …
Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice on September 8, 2018 This year, we will be participating in the People’s Climate March, which kicks off at O’Connor Park in Elwood, Illinois and marches down Walter Strawn Drive to BNSF on September 8, 2018. The focus of this march speaks to the …
BREAKING NEWS Early this morning, the Village of Elwood issued a press release announcing the cancellation of the Public Hearing for NorthPoint Development that was scheduled for April 23, 2018 at 4:00pm. No additional details were provided other than that there was not sufficient board support for the project. The …
Scott Slocum with WJOL held an exclusive interview with Elwood Mayor Doug Jenco this morning following the Elwood-Manhattan Boundary Agreement vote last evening, in which the Elwood board voted nearly unanimously to refrain from extending the Elwood-Manhattan boundary agreement another 20 years (Trustee Daryl Lab was the sole vote in …
Boundary big deal – WHAT IS THE BOUNDARY AGREEMENT & WHY DOES IT MATTER The boundary agreement is in place to protect the interests of two neighboring villages and to establish a mutually-agreed upon boundary in which each municipality would have the power to annex unincorporated property up to the …
The Illinois Attorney General’s Office will be investigating complaints made alleging Open Meeting Act violations, stating that the complaints “warrant further review.” The complaints stem from the public hearing held January 17, 2018 before the planning and zoning committee in Elwood. A number of attendees submitted complaints to the AG’s office after …
Since news of NorthPoint Development’s Compass Business Park broke in June, we have made every effort to let our friends and neighbors know about the project and the negative implications that this project could have not just on our community, but of the neighboring communities as well. We have held …
After about 14 hours of testimony and overwhelming opposition to the annexation and rezoning, the village of Elwood’s planning and zoning commission took a vote on January 17th shortly before midnight. They ultimately voted to recommend the annexation and rezoning of 851 acres, petitioned by NorthPoint Development, to the village …
