The Draft Harvey Comprehensive Plan is now open for public review and comment. This important document outlines the long-term vision for the community, including land use, housing, economic development, transportation, and more.

Your input is critical to the success of this plan. We encourage all Harvey residents, businesses, and stakeholders to review the draft and share your thoughts.

Join us at an Open House to learn more in a drop-in/stop-by format, and provide feedback:

• When: Thursday, November 14, at 6:30 PM
• Where: Harvey City Hall, 15320 Broadway Ave, Harvey, IL 60426

The public draft of the plan, and an online comment box, can be found here by clicking here.

The project team is excited to present the public review draft of the City's new Comprehensive Plan! Please use the following link to review and download a PDF copy: Harvey IL-DRAFT Comprehensive Plan 9-18-2024

Comments? Use the online comment box at this link to leave as many as you like, the project team will track and review these.

Watch this space for updates on the community public open house. Thank you!

The project team was able to engage with nearly 60 attendees at the City of Harvey's Senior Bingo event. Houseal Lavigne gave a brief introduction to the Comprehensive Plan project and set up a table with draft plan information and QR code handouts, and a post-it board exercise to seek feedback on the following prompt - "The future of Harvey would be better if we..."

• Several attendees scanned the QR code to access the project website and survey.
• Four attendees reviewed the key recommendations memo and ECM, providing positive feedback on the content.
• Fifteen participants shared their visionary statements on the post-it board for Harvey's future on the "Future of Harvey" board.

The following post-it comments were left on the board (some with minor edits):

• (Attract) small businesses
• Grass needs cutting
• Fill potholes
• Fix 150th Street
• Stop littering
• Street sweeping service
• (Tear down the vacant) Wood St. houses
• Houses for younger homeowners
• Repair roads
• Need more big-name food stores
• Metra Station needs more lighting, parking, security
• New street pavement
• Too many potholes
• Fix street pavement on 160th/Marshfield near Canal - urgent?
• Funding for senior activities
• We need bike trails - north-south, east-west

Overall, the pop-up table at the Senior Bingo event was a successful outreach effort that established valuable connections with Harvey residents, gathered valuable feedback, and promoted resident participation in shaping the community's future.

Continue to participate in the planning process by completing this Visioning Questionnaire, designed to gather feedback on the draft Vision and Goals for the project.

Please use this link to access the Community Visioning Questionnaire.

Join us at Senior Bingo! All seniors are welcome.

What is it?

The Comprehensive Plan project team will be attending Senior Bingo at 12pm on Thursday, May 16 at City Hall. We will have a table of Comprehensive Plan materials for review, and post-it board so participants can leave feedback on the project so far.

Come out, enjoy some Bingo, and learn more about the planning process -- we hope to see you there!

Where and When?

Harvey City Hall - 15320 Broadway Ave, Harvey, IL 60426

Thursday, May 16, 12:00 P.M

Contact

For information regarding the Bingo portion of the event, please contact Senior Services at 708-210-5328

The Project Team is currently working to develop the draft Harvey Comprehensive Plan. Plan development is guided by the outreach process, existing conditions analysis, and community visioning to ensure the draft Plan is reflective of the issues and opportunities facing Harvey.

CLICK HERE to view the DRAFT Key Recommendations Memorandum.

Thank you to all who attended the Community Visioning Workshop, held November 3 at Harvey City Hall. There was a great turnout and it was wonderful to see and hear the different visions for Harvey's future!

LINK: Click for a summary of the workshop.

LINK: Click to download your own copy of the workshop map here.

Join us at the Harvey Comprehensive Plan Community Visioning Workshop!

What is it?

The City is hosting a Community Visioning Workshop to introduce the planning process and to gain insight into the community’s vision for Harvey's future. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think! Come prepared to:

1. Work with small breakout groups on a mapping exercise, putting pen to paper to develop your vision for the future of Harvey.
2. Build consensus on the long-term character of Harvey.
3. Identify projects and improvements that will be desirable in the future.

The Community Visioning Workshop is a key component in developing the plan and everyone is encouraged to attend. We hope to see you there!

Where and When?

Harvey City Hall - 15320 Broadway Ave, Harvey, IL 60426

Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, 7:00 P.M

The Existing Conditions Memorandum answers the question “Where is Harvey today? It is a summary of key data points prior to development of the City’s new Comprehensive Plan. As an interim deliverable, it is directed toward City staff and the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee, but is also available to elected and appointed officials, residents, and community stakeholders.

The memorandum is the culmination of in-person community outreach, field reconnaissance, research, and a review of data provided by the City and partner organizations and entities.

Click to review the ECM.

The Harvey Comprehensive Plan Update process is beginning and we need your help! Join the conversation today and get involved in shaping your community’s future. See the attached flyer for more information on how you can get involved.