Council committee backs enterprise-zone expansion for Minnick/AC Norwalk Tank development

The legislative committee told the Joliet City Council Oct. 5 that it reviewed an intergovernmental agreement to amend the Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone to include a new development by Minnick Illinois LLC, described as AC Norwalk Tank. The committee report said the expansion covers about 43 acres near Cherry Hill Road and Moss Lane in the New Lenox/Joliet area and cited a capital investment of $19,000,000 for the project. The committee recommended forwarding the intergovernmental agreement to the full council for approval. The committee report did not include a finalized employment figure; the transcript records an unfinished reference following the capital investment number. The matter was placed on the council agenda for formal action.