GENEVA – The Kane County Board has signed off on a plan to transform the Settlers Hill landfill into a regional outdoor recreation area.

Tuesday, the County Board approved by a vote of 16-7 the master plan proposed for the redevelopment of the Fabyan Property, a 700-acre swatch of land on the far east side of Geneva that includes two closed landfills, the old Kane County Jail site and land managed by the Kane County Forest Preserve District.

The measure also was approved earlier Tuesday by the Kane County Forest Preserve District.