At the Village Board’s regular meeting tomorrow, December 19 at 7pm at Central School (Young Auditorium) the Board will consider approval and adoption of the All in Glencoe, Village of Glencoe Comprehensive Plan.

On November 20, the Plan Commission held a public hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Plan. Upon close of the Public Hearing, and after acknowledgment and discussion of written and oral public comments received from community members, the Plan Commission voted unanimously to recommend adoption to the Village Board.

• When: Thursday, December 19 at 7pm
• Where: Central School – Young Auditorium (620 Greenwood Ave, Glencoe)

On Wednesday, November 20th at 7pm at the Takiff Center (999 Green Bay Road), Glencoe’s Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the draft Comprehensive Plan and hear public comments from attendees.

Please join us to learn about the plan and share your thoughts! The Plan Commission may make a recommendation to the Village Board, which will consider the plan for final adoption at a later meeting.

Thank you to all who have participated throughout this process. Your contributions have shaped each iteration of the comprehensive plan and we appreciate your dedication to Glencoe’s future!

Thank you to all who came to Writers Theatre Tuesday evening to review and share input on key elements of the draft comprehensive plan!

No problem if you couldn’t join us. Scroll or click here to view the exhibit boards, and then let us know your comments using the feedback form at the end of this post.

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Comprehensive Planning Context

A Comprehensive Plan is a long-range, big-picture policy document that provides a framework for future decision-making. It should define and communicate the community’s values and vision, featuring goals, objectives, and strategies that chart a course to reach a desired future. Adopting the plan does not automatically change or enact Village policies; that happens through the process of future decision-making that will be informed by plan recommendations.

The draft comprehensive plan is comprised of five “Big Ideas” and a sixth chapter on Future Land Use.

The Big Ideas provide the guiding framework for the plan and were shaped, in large part, by themes that consistently emerged from community input.

Goals are aspirational statements of Village ambitions for the future. They are not measurable and may not ultimately be fully achievable—but they spell out what the Villages seeks to preserve, change, and become.

Strategies are more specific and focused actions that further the implementation of goals and objectives within the comprehensive plan. These can be considered “action steps” to initiate upon plan adoption, each of them furthering—in ways big and small—the Village’s priorities for the future.

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Open House Exhibit Boards

Review the exhibit boards and then share your comments using the feedback form below.

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Next Steps

After analyzing community input, a full draft of the comprehensive plan will be shared online in the coming weeks. The draft plan will be available for public comment prior to a Plan Commission public hearing. Be sure are you subscribed to get email updates, and thank you for your ongoing participation!

The All In Glencoe team hopes to see you this evening at the community open house! Stop by the Writers Theatre atrium anytime between 5 and 7pm to view and comment on exhibit boards highlighting key goals and strategies from the draft comprehensive plan.

Come for the cookies and kids’ station, and stay to provide input and ask questions about the plan!

We want to hear from you:

• Which of the draft strategies should be of highest priority for Glencoe’s future?
• Is there anything missing that you want to see included?

See you tonight!

We hope to see you one week from today for the Comprehensive Plan Open House!

• When: Tuesday, July 9, 5-7pm
• Where: Writers Theatre Atrium
• Why: Review and provide comments on the draft plan & key recommendations

The event will be open house format; stop by anytime between 5 and 7pm. There will be a kids’ coloring station and we encourage you to bring your friends, family, and neighbors. The project team is looking forward to sharing the draft comprehensive plan and hearing your input before the final plan is prepared! Thank you in advance for helping to shape Glencoe’s future.

Come and meet the Draft Comprehensive Plan! 

Join us in the Writers Theatre atrium on Tuesday, July 9 from 5-7pm to review and provide input on key recommendations. After many months of community engagement and plan development, we have drafted a document that describes a community vision for Glencoe’s future and we want to hear what you think! The project team and Village staff will be presenting the draft plan in an open house format; stop by anytime between 5 and 7pm to learn, ask, and share.

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Visioning Phase Complete

The community visioning phases of this process generated substantial input and hundreds of thoughtful ideas from people in Glencoe.

Two online input tools, the comment map and ideas wall, together garnered over 5.1K visits, 240+ comments, and plenty of food for thought for the future. A sincere thank you to the hundreds of people who have participated to date, whether sharing via the online tools or attending one of our in-person events. Community input from all channels is helping to guide the development of the draft comprehensive plan.

Although the input tools are now closed, additional feedback can always be shared via the contact form!

The All In, Glencoe process continues to move forward!

A Preliminary Draft of the Comprehensive Plan was reviewed by the Village Board at an April meeting of the Committee of the Whole, and will now be brought to the various Village Committees & Commissions for their discussion, specifically of sections most relevant to their purview.

Following those meetings, the draft plan will be refined to incorporate their feedback and then shared for public input at a community-wide open house (date TBD, anticipated for this summer).

Be sure you are subscribed to the project website to receive updates and a save the date for the open house! Thank you for your continued participation and help shaping Glencoe’s future.

Greetings, Glencoe!

Over this summer, the All In Glencoe Planning Team has been refining the first Draft of the Big Ideas & Goals shared this spring, based on community input and guidance from Village Staff and the Plan Commission. Using engagement findings collected to date, the team has also drafted Objectives to help advance each of the Goals. Together, these comprise a framework for the draft comprehensive plan.

The planning team now asks for your feedback: what do you think of the Draft Goals and Objectives? Which should be high priorities in the plan, and which should not belong?

Click here to start reviewing and sharing! We appreciate your continued participation.

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Project Progress to Date

Since last Fall, the All In, Glencoe Comprehensive Plan has been advancing and evolving, and hopefully you have had a chance to participate! Here’s a brief update on what has happened so far and where the project is headed…

• October 1, 2022 Pop-Up: A downtown pop-up event kicked off community engagement.
• Plan Commission Guidance: The Plan Commission has steered the process, reviewing and discussing plan-related questions at each stage.
• Stakeholder interviews: The project team held interviews with over twenty local stakeholders including Trustees, representatives of community institutions, Village committees and commissions, and property and business owners.
• Project website: AllinGlencoe.org is the virtual hub and has seen over 3,300 views, 1,800+ unique visitors, and collected over 325 comments and counting via the comment map and ideas wall.
• Starter Poll: Nearly 300 people weighed in for the first visioning poll.
• State of the Community Assessment: A summary of Glencoe’s current conditions and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats/challenges was prepared.
• MLK Day Unity Service Event: In January, the team joined Glencoe’s Council for Inclusion & Community and members of the faith community for an afternoon of service and conversations about belonging and inclusion.
• Community Workshop 1: On March 18, the first in-person open house was held at the Glencoe Library, seeking public input on the Draft Big Ideas and Goals. This was followed by a Virtual Open House, available from March 20 – April 3.
• Draft Goals and Objectives: Developed using community analysis and engagement findings to date, a set of Goals and Objectives serve as a working draft policy framework for the plan. Provide feedback here!
• Next Steps: More detailed strategies and implementation actions will be drafted and applied to specific subareas of Glencoe, culminating in a Draft Plan Document that will be prepared for public input. Stay tuned for updates.

Glencoe community members were asked to review and share feedback on the preliminary framework for the comprehensive plan: the Draft Big Ideas & Goals.

An in-person community open house took place at the Glencoe Library on March 18, followed by a virtual open house which was open online for two weeks afterwards. Our team collected thoughtful and varied feedback from residents and stakeholders which generally confirmed the direction set forth by the Big Ideas and Goals.

Many of the comments collected will be incorporated as part of the next step of the planning process: the draft objectives. These will bring the Goals to life with more specific policy guidance and action steps.

Read the summary of input here! Additional input is always welcome – the Big Ideas & Goals will remain a working draft document and will continue to evolve with the project.

Thank you for your participation, Glencoe! Stay tuned for more engagement opportunities to come.

Virtual Open House Closes at Midnight

If you missed the in-person workshop on March 18, we hope you can spend 5-15 minutes this evening at the Virtual Open House to share your feedback on the Draft Big Ideas & Goals!

Help us confirm the policy direction for the comprehensive plan before we dive into more specific strategies for Glencoe’s future.

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Some of the thoughts shared so far…

• “Create a collaborative partnership in Glencoe with all public / private entities to accomplish these goals”
• “Support for senior citizens–many of whom may have lived in Glencoe for decades–who may be shy about asking for help”
• “We should call out the need to actively attract more restaurants to our downtown”