Book Description

"While the present population of the Village of Maryville is estimated to be about 1,500, population projections range as high as 20,000 by the year 1990. Massive urban development is anticipated in the area due to a number of factors: (a) the village is located between two interstate highways which intersect to the northeast, (b) the village is located atop the bluffs in relatively good soil and is therefore prime land for development, (c) in relation to other regional development factors such as the Edwardsville Campus of Southern Illinois University, the proposed second metropolitan airport, the Tri-City port development, and the growth of adjacent communities such as Edwardsville and Collinsville, the Village of Maryville is strategically located to benefit from these regional developments. This report points out that the chara[c]ter and extent of urban development in the Maryville area is dependent in large part upon the village's capacity to extend utilities and essential services to its contiguous area. It is strongly recommended that village officials utilize zoning and subdivision regulations, as well as utility extension and annexation agreements, in order to structure and control the growth which is going to occur during the next 20 years. A six-year capital improvement program is included in the report as a suggestion for the most efficient use of the village's limited bonding capacity."--Preliminary page.