The Joliet City Council approved an addition of two ranch-style house models to the 120-unit single-family Prairie Landing Subdivision project that was originally approved in April 2025 at Essington and Old Castle Road.
Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy recused himself from the vote.
Last April, three house models were approved that are two-story homes with living areas ranging from 2,000 to 2,600 square feet. The homes include four to five bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and attached two-car garages.
At Tuesday’s council meeting the Developer D.R. Horton said adding one-story models will meet market interest for the size of the proposed homes. One of the models will be 1,700 square feet of living area with four bedrooms and the second one-story model is 1,500 square feet with three bedrooms.
The development company handling the project is Bob Calzaretta of Palatine. D.R. Horton owns the property for the residential development, and Marro D’Arcy bought a portion of the land for his car dealership, which is next door.
In other council news
The Joliet City Council has adopted an ordinance where it will no longer absorb expenses associated with lift assists at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities after an allotted number of assistances is provided.
The council approved the statute at Tuesday night’s meeting. According to the ordinance, “The City Council agreed that it is appropriate, necessary and in the best interests of the City of Joliet and its residents, that the City of Joliet affirm its intent to provide six ‘lift assists annually to the assisted-living and nursing home facilities within the City of Joliet at no cost, while adopting a fee schedule for providing additional (assists) beyond the initial six.”
“The Mayor and City Council affirmed that such fee structure would appropriately allocate the cost of providing lift assists while protecting the operational readiness of the City of Joliet to address other services.”
Per the change, there will be no charge for the first six lift assists. But between seven and 10 assist there would be a $350 charge per call and 11 or more would cost $500 per call, according to the fire department.
