City of Hoopeston Planning Commission met April 15.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
Call Meeting to Order: Meeting was called to order by Commission Chair Richards
Roll call: Roll call was taken by Secretary Layden. Commissioner’s Richards, Swartzentruber, Ervin, Moore, Ferrell, and Trueblood were in attendance while Boose was absent. Also in attendance were Mayor Crusinberry, Secretary Layden, Alderwoman Florek, Jim Eyrich, and Engineer Paul Brown with Farnsworth Group.
Rezoning Lot 1 George M. White’s Subdivision Section 14: Petitioner Linda Bridgeman requested the rezoning of the lot. She will be selling the property to a company that will be building a new Dollar General store. Rezoning the property from Heavy Industrial (I-2) to Commercial (B-1) will give Dollar General the needed set back requirements. Each commissioner received a packet with the petition for the rezoning and site plans for the new Dollar General that will be built on the property.
Questions from Planning Commission: Commissioner Richards questioned the hills in the road on S. Second Ave., S. First Ave., and Rt. 9 near the railroad tracks and how it would affect semi’s and the new entrance off the highway to the new Dollar General. Mr. Brown explained IDOT is responsible for surveying this and has not required anything at this time.
Public Comment: None
Commission Recommendation to City Council: Commissioner Swartzentruber made a motion to recommend the rezoning of Lot 1 of Georg M White’s Subdivision from Heavy Industrial (I-2) to Commercial (B-1) to the City Council and Moore seconded the motion. Roll call vote was taken. Motion passed 6-0.
Adjourn: Swartzentruber made a motion to adjourn. Ferrell seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm
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