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[email protected] www.cmap.illinois.gov Homes for a Changing Region Phase 3: Implementing Balanced Housing Plans at the Local Level Year Seven: Batavia, Geneva, North Aurora, and St. Charles The following funders made this project possible: The Chicago Community Trust, the Harris Family Foundation, and National Foreclosure Settlement award funds distributed by the office of the Illinois Attorney General. This project was supported through CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, which is funded by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Chicago Community Trust. The project team also wishes to thank Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, Shodeen Homes, and Teska Associates for providing input on the development of this plan. FY15-0002 44673_Homes2014-Cover.indd 1 12/11/14 9:37 AM 44673_Homes2014-Cover.indd 2 12/3/14 2:51 PM 3 Homes for a Changing Region Phase 3: Implementing Balanced Housing Plans at the Local Level Year Seven: Batavia, Geneva, North Aurora, and St. Charles Summer 2014 44673_Homes2014-Body.indd 3 12/3/14 2:19 PM 4 September 2014 Over the last year, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the Kane County Development and Community Services Department, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), and the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) have collaborated on a forward-looking housing planning exercise with four central Kane County communities — Batavia, Geneva, North Aurora and St.