An editorial from the Kendall County Newsletter highlights
the Oswego Comprehensive Plan that Camiros developed and was later adopted by
the Village in 1989. The article is a retrospective on the land use
recommendations presented in the plan that were both prophetic and instrumental
in the village’s population growth. The editor notes how “on the mark” and “how
closely the village officials have followed [the plan’s] general land use
recommendations,” in the subsequent decades following the plan’s adoption. The
comprehensive plan called for the development of a riverfront park which today
is one of the park district’s most frequented attractions and the site for
popular community festivals.
Read More: “30 year-old Oswego plan proved mostly on the mark”
A dedication ceremony for Grayslake’s new Gelatin Park took place on Saturday, November 3rd. Camiros was hired by the Village of Grayslake to develop conceptual design schemes for Gelatin Park which included preserving the former factory’s famous smokestack, a multi-purpose pavilion, a sledding hill, an observational tower, abundant green space, and more. Although the scenery surrounding the dedication ceremony did not contain these additional features illustrated in Camiros’ visioning, Mayor Rhett Taylor expects the park to expand its list of amenities overtime after the grass is fully grown and the other basics are completed.
Residents of the Ellis Heights Neighborhood are starting to move from the Fairgrounds into new homes at the Grove. The Grove development was a component of the housing strategy outlined in the award-winning Ellis Heights Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan that Camiros helped with creating. Read more about the Plan on its PORTFOLIO page. View more of our Choice Neighborhood work HERE.
More information about the opening of the Grove and its new residents can be read at the following article Rockford Register Star: “Residents move from Fairgrounds to The Grove, hope for fresh start”
