County Zoning
A Report from your County Board

Few subjects get the attention this one does. The county board policy on zoning? There is no policy. Our Board members are examining options and looking at what other nearby counties are doing. We realize as a general rule, county residents do not want zoning, however, they also do not want a landfill next door either. Because of no zoning rules in most rural sections of the county the board is powerless to prevent a landfill or other potentially "undesirable" businesses from locating next door to you. The Board also expects that at some point, State of Illinois guidelines and law will force us to enact some provisions in this regard. By examining options now, we hope to make this transition as seamless and painless as possible when this happens.

Keep in mind, your County Board will publicize well in advance any discussions leading to enacting or bringing this subject up for a referendum. Currently, we do discuss zoning issues from time-to-time at our meetings and are looking for solutions in this area. There are no current plans to bring this up for a referendum in the near future.

This is a highly complex and emotional issue for our citizens - your County Board, elected by you, will represent your interests on this issue.

We do invite your comments and suggestions:

• Board meetings are open to the public, 3rd Friday of the month @ 9:00AM - County Courthouse, 2nd Floor

• Go to The  Board page for e-mail access to your board members