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Villa Olivia hearing tonight

April 23rd, 2008

A public hearing for the Villa Olivia annexation is on the agenda for tonight’s city council meeting.

  1. Continued Public Hearing Regarding an Annexation Agreement, Annexation, Zoning and Preliminary Plat for the Villa Olivia (Residential) Property; Property Commonly Known as 1901 Villa Street; by Ryland Homes, as Applicant and VO-Land, LLC, as Owner (Petition 84-06)
  2. Continued Public Hearing Regarding an Annexation Agreement, Annexation, Zoning, and Preliminary Plat for the Villa Olivia (Commercial) Property; Property Commonly Known as 1951 Villa Street; by VO-Land, LLC, as Applicant and Owner (Petition 85-06)
  3. Continued Consideration of Petition 84-06 Requesting Annexation, Zoning and Preliminary Plat Approval for a Residential Subdivision; Property Commonly Known as 1901 Villa Street; by Ryland Homes, as Applicant and VO-Land, LLC, as Owner
  4. Continued Consideration of Petition 85-06 Requesting Annexation, Zoning and Preliminary Plat Approval for a Commercial Subdivision; Property Commonly Known as 1951 Villa Street; by VO-Land, LLC, as Applicant and Owner

I’m going to have to miss tonight’s meeting unfortunately, so if you show up please take notes and let us know what happened!

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5 Comments

  1. Todd Martin says:

    I was also unable to attend, but the entire proceeding is available on the City of Elgin’s website as a video stream download.

    It looks like it will be a close vote. While I disagree with the Mayor’s position on the issue, I do respect his decorum.

    His principal argument was that the golf course is doomed anyway, so we might as well make the best of it now rather than wait. This view narrowly assumes there are no other viable options. Transitioning the property to another open space use other than a golf course should be explored.

    Posted April 24th, 2008 at 12:24 am
  2. jessica says:

    I was going to leave the same comment–you can view meetings here: http://www.cityofelgin.org/index.asp?NID=868 Even though it says you can jump ahead and watch certain parts of meetings, I couldn’t get it to do anything other than play it straight through.

    Posted April 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
  3. TDM says:

    Just some followup information. I checked the Kane County website’s candidate disclosure information, and Mayor Ed Schock received his largest campaign donation ($1338.40) in 2006 for a July fund raiser as well as a September 2006 $550 donation from Ryland homes.

    I’m asking the Mayor to abstain from voting on the pre-annexation hearing due to conflict of interest.

    Todd Martin

    Posted April 29th, 2008 at 11:03 am
  4. RS says:

    Thanks guys.

    I didn’t know they had the video service up now. That’s great.

    Thanks for the information about the campaign funds, Todd. I remember that the mayor has received money from homebuilders, but I don’t think he’s ever abstained because of it. I’m not sure it’s common practice for politicians to do so though.

    Posted April 29th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
  5. TDM says:

    Just to clarify, I meant to say the $1338.40 was from Villa Olivia Country Club. Only the $550 was from Ryland.

    You’re right, I don’t believe he has abstained in the past due to contributions. But I believe it is unethical to vote on matters relating directly to contributors.

    Todd Martin

    Posted April 29th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

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