LOMBARD, Illinois— More than 70 residents, business owners and property owners attended an open house on August 25 to discuss development concepts for Downtown Lombard. These draft development concepts showed 13 scenarios for multiple sites within the downtown with different options for land use, site layout, building size and orientation, access, and parking.

The consultant team, led by Teska Associates of Evanston, walked the audience through the scenarios and answered questions from the crowd.

Attendees provided extensive feedback on the two-hour presentation by filling out comment cards and ranking their preferred development concepts. The input received at the Open House is now being used to determine which development concepts will be included in the final Downtown Plan, which will be unveiled in October.

The Downtown Plan process is scheduled to be completed in November after an Open House to review the final plan in late October. Throughout the process, updates and information will be provided on the Downtown Plan website to keep the public informed of any upcoming events. Meeting calendars and copies of the draft plan components may be viewed online at http://www.teskaassociates.com/lombard/index.htm.

Following on the heels of the visioning sessions conducted by the Village in 2009, the Downtown Plan is the next step to a long-term solution for Downtown Lombard. With the assistance of a Community Planning Grant from the Regional Transportation Authority, the Village hired a consultant team led by Teska Associates of Evanston. In June, the Teska team sat down with 45 Lombardians to get their thoughts and ideas about issues and concerns that are facing the downtown. These focus group discussions led to the preliminary development concepts that were discussed at the open house.

For any questions related to the Downtown Plan, please contact the Department of Community Development at (630) 620-5749.