Village pursues tax relief to lure tenants and fund rehab
The village outlines strategies to reduce taxes for commercial space, including Market Value Reduction appeals, Vacancy Reduction, Class 8 incentives, a Tax Increment Financing district, and a Commercial Rehab grant. A $300,000 Community Development Block Grant was sought to rehabilitate the area south of Sauk Trail and east of Governors Highway as a first step in revitalization plans.
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Cook County
Niemeyer
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
Commons Plan Seeks 6 Million in Developer Notes
The village may extend up to 6 million in developer notes to Transcontinental for a vast office hotel retail and residential project. Payments occur after land acquisition and infrastructure. a year 2000 deadline applies for tax incentives and 300000 square feet of space or boats must be built.
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Ralph Coglianese
Joseph Perozzi
Botaba
Matteson
Matteson Wins National Award For Fiscal Accounting Excellence
Officials announced Matteson earned a prestigious government accounting award for fiscal year 1994, one of only 1,500 communities nationwide. The honor followed completing a 200 page comprehensive annual financial report and a clean audit, with praise to the mayor, Village Board, Spice staff, and the professional team. Other south suburban winners include Tinley Park, Flossmoor, Hazel Crest, Homewood, New Lenox, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, and Palos Hills.
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Stafford
Spice
Matteson
Patricia Backus
Tinley Park
Flossmoor
Hazel Crest
Homewood
New Lenox
Oak Lawn
Orland Park
Palos Hills
Controversy Over Airport Access Interchanges in Will County
Hodgkin accuses maps of hiding development plans for Eastern Will County and deleting an access interchange to the airport. Trustees debate urban sprawl versus managed development affecting University Park Crete Beecher Monee and Peotone as a concept plan prepared for the council progresses through boards and commissions. Williams seeks to notify IDOT and airport officials of village displeasure while a conservative approach deletes interchanges to curb growth.
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Hodgkin
Will County
University Park
Stuenkel
Monee
Crete
Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc
Polly Bernd
Beecher
Peotone
Rudolph Williams
Retary
Kirk) Brown
Bob York
Brown
Ana
Williams
Thomas Johnson
Ralph Powell
Edward Palmer
Sandra McCalip
Bernd
IDOT
Council
Western Avenue
District 227 budget tightens in 1995 96 plan
Rich Township High School District 227 approves a tentative 1995 96 budget with a 2 percent rise to about 39 million dollars. Salary increases drive the higher cost, while cuts in capital and supplies kept the increase modest. Public viewing of the budget is planned for 30 days at district offices.
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Rich Township High School
Harold Huang
Huang
Siderf
Scott Umbriet
Brian Knutson
Reynolds trial testimony probes telephone and trip payments
Reynolds paid Heard for travel and meals while denying wrongdoing as Heard testified she had a consensual relationship with the 43 year old congressman starting when she was 16. She described payments, three way trysts, and a campaign office encounter as prosecutors seek obstruction charges.
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Adams
Reynolds
Sam Adam
Heard
Wiliam Asselborn
Ashland State Bank
Glenwood
Clarksville
Tenn
Tennessee
Air Force
Mel
Cook County
Attoney
Black Congressional Caucus
Nnati
Terrence Gillespie
Reginald Turner
Chicago
Gillespie
Congress
E. 103Rd St
Eddie McIntyre
Rey
Grand Jury
Marisol
Andrea Zopp
East Bank Club
127Th Street
Riverdale
Iverdale
Sophia Green
Heard Sai
Stan
Zepp
Karren Lawson
Barbara Ennis
McIntyre
Colleen Hyland
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Chris Limas
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Gee Lumber Company
Gee Lumber
Limas
Commons
Confir
Star Newspapers
William D. Curran
JoAnn Wade
Claire Charzewski
Wade
Country Club Hills
Prairie State
Illinois Mentor Inc
Rich Central
Edwin Burnette
Willis
Tony” Brunson
Charzewski
Burnette
Tam
Dave Dorsett
Virginio Piucci
Richton Park
Mike Foley
Orland Park Church
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