Renewing Will County, hosted on our EngagingPlans website service, is receiving positive reviews for the new code review feature, a public engagement add-on for EngagingPlans, we recently added to the project. In preparation for an upcoming public workshop, we helped the county add the entire Draft of their proposed Zoning and Building Ordinances to the website, and the feature allows citizens to comment on each paragraph within the document. The new add-on also gives administrators of the Renewing Will County Web site simplified analysis tools, to review feedback results after the upcoming workshops. CMAP, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning made note of the new easy-to-use public commenting tool in their weekly update newsletter, applauding the county’s innovative approach as it encourages greater public participation and supplements feedback received through other means.
Tom Weigel (R-New Lenox), Chairman of the Board’s Land Use and Development Committee, said, "We strongly encourage the public to get involved and participate in the Renewing Will County workshops and share their ideas about revisions to the county's zoning ordinance [via the web site]. This ordinance, along with a green and sustainable incentive program, is important because they help to safeguard our residents' lives, health, property and welfare."
“This new tool is meant to supplement other means of providing comment and offer greater transparency in the process,” said David Dubois, Director of the Development Review Division of the Land Use Depart
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