The Metra station proposed for Ridgefield was on Tuesday evenings Crystal Lake City Council Agenda only to explain that Metra's request for City Council approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendations was being continued to May 4.
Metra is requesting rezoning upon annexation to the City of 17.5 acres of property located on Country Club Road at Prairie Drive. The request is for rezoning to the W-Watershed district, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Estate Residential to Public and Semi Public and a Preliminary PUD approval for a Metra commuter station.
Metra requested the continuation in order to allow time to finalize details of the development.
McHenry Department of Transportation is also being involved since Country Club Road is maintained by the County. This department is considering what improvements are needed for Country Club Road in the area of Prairie Drive.
Other traffic concerns include the road crossing the railroad track just south and east of the Metra Station. This is a very congested intersection. Metra claims that most of the traffic to the station will come from the north and would not affect the Market Street intersection. However, there are planned, but not yet constructed, housing developments to the west of the proposed station and on the west side of Route 14. These projects have been approved by Crystal Lake.
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