Redevelopment commission approves façade payments, asks staff to draft longer completion timeline

Redevelopment commission members approved additional payments tied to downtown façade projects and directed staff to return with a revised façade- grant timeline at a future meeting.

The Crown Point Redevelopment Commission approved additional payment requests for 100 South Main Street and the final payment for 101–107 West Joliet Street and asked staff to draft a revised façade program timeline that would replace the current 90-day completion requirement with a year-plus-extension process.

The 100 South Main Street application (the massage school across the street from the square) had previously received $20,020.43. A presenter speaking on behalf of Olivia Sanafonte told the commission the exterior painting quote was $22,664.47 and that, with an approval up to $25,000, the remaining balance would be $4,979.57. During the motion, a commissioner moved to approve an additional $8,979.57 toward the exterior paint; the…