Chevron Property Public Information Meeting Planned In Lockport

LOCKPORT, IL — The City of Lockport will hold a public information meeting on Nov. 10 to gather ideas for the future of the Chevron property.

The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the city hall gym, 222 E. Ninth St.

The city said a brief presentation will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a workshop to gather ideas.

The Chevron property is the former site of the Texaco oil refinery, which closed in 1981, according to the city. Since then, the property has been annexed into Lockport, and a remediation plan and future land use plan was developed in the 2000s.

The City of Lockport bought the property from Chevron for $2 million earlier this year. According to the city, it is now looking to create a vision for the property that will "support the continued revitalization of downtown, enhance the value of the current or new TIF district, and create a legacy that reorients the site’s history as an environmental problem to one that is sustainable; environmentally, financially and culturally."

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