Safety site plans on hold

The city still has time to determine how best to use a two-acre lot designated for public safety near Elgin High School, and officials said delaying plans could keep their options open.  

Development Services Director Beau Perry briefed City Council earlier this month on the status of the property in the Harvest Ridge subdivision, which was conveyed to the city by Clayton Properties Group in April 2024. Under the agreement, the land must be developed for public safety use within five years or it will revert to the developer.

“In the interest of the budget process, we would ask for an extension on the use of that property — that would be one of the main points of any kind of amendment,” Perry said.