ABOVE: Place Foundry Founder and CEO David Sidney (left) presides over Thursday morning Danville Comprehensive Plan public workshop at Fischer Theatre.
Place Foundry out of Rockford has begun taking input from Danville residents on what should be in the city’s new comprehensive plan. The first two public workshops were at Carle at the Riverfront Wednesday evening (April 23rd), and at the Fischer Theatre Thursday morning (April 24th).
Danville Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk spoke after the Fischer public workshop about what topics have been brought up so far; and the purpose of the comprehensive plan.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: Housing, education, health care, and workforce; those are some of the big topics that have been discussed at the meetings thus far. It really provides a vision, and a city responsibility to take the public’s opinion; and actually put it into action.
Rachel George shares some thoughts during Thursday morning Danville Comprehensive Plan public workshop at Fischer Theatre.
Mad Goat Coffee co-owner Rachel George talked about both businesses and residents embracing “today’s Danville.”
Audio PlayerAUDIO: I’d love to see a lot of positive ideas for the future of Danville; a lot of people who are looking more ahead than behind. Because things have changed; but I think there’s a lot of great things, a lot of assets here. So, focusing on those and trying to think strategically about the future.
Place Foundry founder and CEO David Sidney spoke afterwards about the fundamentals of a comprehensive plan in guiding a community’s future.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: And particularly in how it develops; through land use planning; different elements from housing and neighborhoods, parks and recreation, economic development; workforce development. All of that tied together.
The next public workshops on the Danville Comprehensive Plan are scheduled for May 14th and June 5th, locations pending.
