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Special Patriot Station TIF District Meeting
Here's why the Village didn't want residents at the Special Meeting held Wednesday, January 11 at 10 a.m.
I attended the Special Meeting held on Wednesday, January 11 at 10 a.m. about the Patriot Station TIF District. Here's why the Village is trying to slip in this re-drawing of the TIF District under the radar of OL residents.
The Village's plan is to re-draw the Patriot Station TIF District (which hasn't 'performed as expected' and is in the red,) so that the Village can build senior housing along the north side of 95th Street at 51st Street (right next to Pilgrim Faith Church and the railroad tracks) and townhomes along the 9500 block of Cook Avenue and a parking deck in the parking lot (to the west) behind the VFW Hall and behind (south of ) Deja Brew. The plan is also to put a drive through Dunkin Donuts in the 9500 S. 50th Court building (former Karas building). Really?
Because the six conditions imposed by the Planning and Development Board were NOT met with regard to the construction of the Advocate Medical Group building on the former Beatty Lumber property and the current Permacor, Inc. site, the Village has decided it needs to re-draw the TIF boundaries for that area and stuff another bunch of buildings with lack of parking in an already congested area.
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The Village also redrew the 111th Street TIF area because it hasn't developed as expected either and a lot of the parcels are still empty or if not, filled with businesses that are NOT the upscale businesses the Village told us would be going in there. (Sub sandwich places, massage 'clubs' and mattress stores are NOT upscale!). The Village's history of planning and development of TIF districts is NOT good. Let's not let them do it again!!
I urge all Oak Lawn residents to contact ALL the OL Village Trustees and tell them you do not support this plan - tell them today! Here's how to contact them
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District #1 – Tim Desmond
708-346-7001
TDesmond@oaklawn-il.gov
District #2 – Alex Olejniczak
708-346-7002
AOlejniczak@oaklawn-il.gov
District #3 – Robert Streit
708-422-3600
RStreit@oaklawn-il.gov
District #4 – Terry Vorderer
708-346-7004
TVorderer@oaklawn-il.gov
District #5 – Bud Stalker
708-346-7005
BStalker@oaklawn-il.gov
District #6 – Mike Carberry
708-346-7006
MCarberry@oaklawn-il.gov
Share this with all Oak Lawn residents, people!!!
