UI to develop master land use plan for Orchard Downs

URBANA – After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, the University of Illinois has shifted gears with the way it plans to redevelop Orchard Downs, the family and graduate housing complex south of campus.

UI Chancellor Richard Herman notified neighbors on Monday the university will not hire a developer to overhaul the site as originally planned. Instead, a master land use plan will be developed for the 160-acre parcel.

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