Village Board President Race Shaping Up

The candidates so far are Dale Berman and Linda Mitchell, both current Trustees (which would mean an open Trustee seat).

Stay tuned for more North Aurora Together position papers and information. For now, here are some articles:

"Berman Joins Race"
"Race Shaping Up"
Mitchell Joins Race

Enjoy!

The Village Meeting Results

The Village has annexed and rezoned the property without any conditions.

Berman - Yes
Herlihy - Yes
Strusz - No
Herwig - Yes
Mitchell - Yes
Gaffino - No
Hansen - Yes

The trustees discussed updating the ordinances. It's up to LFI to bring in a good development that fits that property and will be a good neighbor to the surrounding established community.

Village Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. Tonight - April 14, 2008

Please attend the

Village Meeting tonight

at 7:00 p.m. @ the Village Hall.

We have spoken to the Planning Commission and the Board about placing conditions on the annexation agreement for the northeast corner of Oak and Orchard. It's not to stop development on the corner, but rather to protect the residents and the village from a development that is not community friendly or a good neighbor to the existing residential neighborhood next door.

Tonight the village can make their final decision to rezone and annex the property with or without the conditions.

Please come out and show your support!

Village Agenda for April 14, 2008

Meeting Update

The meeting at the village last night went well. Thank you to everyone who attended! Your support for NAT and for your Village Government is appreciated.

The trustees are asking for clarification as to what can and cannot go on the corner. They will be reviewing the zoning code and the annexation will be an item on the agenda at the Village Board Meeting on Monday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.

Here is a link to an article in the Daily Herald. If it doesn't work, you can do a search at the Daily Herald site.

N. Aurora weighs zoning change

Here is a link to the Beacon News article.

North Aurora will rework rules for Oak/Orchard property

Sign Our Petition

Please sign our petition urging the village trustees to place conditions on the annexation agreement for the property at the northeast corner of Oak and Orchard. 

The owner of the property has requested a rezone to B-2 to help market the property. LFI does not have any interested parties at this time.

While North Aurora Together supports development at that corner and would like to assist the developer in marketing the property, this needs to be done without giving up the tools that will protect the community from unsustainable development.

The petition can be signed a couple of different ways:

1. Print out the petition below and sign it with your name and address. Then, send an e-mail to NorthAuroraTogether@gmail.com  and someone will stop by and pick it up. 

2. Go to GoPetition.com  and sign it electronically.

The petitions will be presented at the next Village Board Meeting on Monday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall. 

Please come out and show your support. If you would like to personally address the board, please arrive a little early and remember to sign in to speak.

PETITION (Copy, print, sign, e-mail for pick-up)

 

Dear Village Board,

 

First of all, thank you for all that you do for our community.  Your hard work is a reflection of your commitment and dedication to our village.

I am concerned about the annexation agreement for the property at the northeast corner of Oak and Orchard.  I understand that the developer is having trouble marketing the property, and while we want to see development at that corner, I do not feel that a "blank check" is the way to proceed in this matter.  We can assist the developer market the property without giving up the tools that will protect the community from unsustainable development.

I therefore urge you to place conditions on the annexation agreement to prevent t any businesses that enters our community that is not sustainable or that is not harmonious with our Village or the affected and surrounding area.

We support at least the following conditions:

(1) Limits to the individual lot sizes.

(2) Limits to the building height to less than two stories.

(3) An underground storm water system to protect surrounding properties.

(4) Limits on the hours of operation including delivery times.

(5) Benefits to the downtown redevelopment.

(6) No granting of economic incentive, special uses, variances, or any other privileges, without first knowing who the tenant will be.

I hope you will take these vital considerations into serious advisement and not sign away the right to protect the Village.  Planning and development issues are among the most important issues that impact our home, property values, and sense of community.  I know the Village Board will consider this need for balance between public and private interests when making their decision.

The important thing is that no blank check be given—that sufficient conditions be placed on any annexation to allow for community participation in what is a major planning decision, through our elected officials—you!

Thank you again for all you do.

Sincerely,

Address: ________________________________________________

 

Next Public Hearing - Monday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.

The public hearing for the Annexation Agreement for the Northeast corner of Orchard and Oak will be on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall (25 E. State St.).

This is your opportunity to comment or voice any concerns over the proposed annexation. Remember that LFI has requested the rezoning of the property from agricultural to B2 for marketing purposes. However, B2 covers a wide range of businesses and is what a 24 hour super center falls under. NAT would kindly like to request the Trustees consider placing conditions on the annexation.

Please plan on attending this important meeting. Show your support.

Thank you to the Village for extending the meeting date on this public hearing.

New Date Set for Public Hearing

Due to the error on the village's website calendar about the public hearing on the annexation of the northeast corner of Oak and Orchard, the village is postponing the public hearing. They village apologized for the error and corrected their calendar. The will also be posting this meeting in the newspaper.

The new date is April 7th @ 7:00 p.m. at the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Meeting Update

Last night the Plan Commission listened to the request from LFI to have the northeast property of Oak and Orchard rezoned to make it more marketable. The Plan Commission voted 6-1 to rezone the property. They also listened to our concerns and the annexation agreement is what is crucial at this point. The conditions that we requested can be added to this agreement, allowing the residents to breath a sigh of relief that another 24 hour supercenter will not be allowed on the property.

Now it's up to the Village Trustees to decide at the Village Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m.

North Aurora Together has met with Mr. Mike Mills of LFI to open the lines of communication and we would like to work together with LFI and the village to create a development that is harmonious and one that compliments the village. After all , it is the gateway to the community.

Overall, the meeting went well. Here are two articles from today's papers:

Daily Herald

Kane County Chronicle

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Pre-Annexation hearing which is open to the public to discuss the Rezoning Application for the property at the northeast corner of Oak St. and Orchard Rd. will be held at the Village Hall on Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. The owner of the property wants to have the property annexed into the Village and rezoned to B-2, which is the same zoning that would accommodate Wal-Mart amongst several other types of developments.

Please plan on attending this important meeting to find out the details of what is being planned.