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Residents criticize Lisle leadership over downtown grocery opportunity, exclusivity agreements and past TIFs
Summary
Public commenters at the Aug. 4 Lisle meeting criticized the village and past administrators for losing a proposed grocery and for historical exclusivity agreements that left downtown parcels vacant for years; village officials disputed the characterizations and said property ownership and master-plan alignment drove outcomes.
Multiple public commenters at the Village of Lisle Aug. 4 meeting criticized village leadership and past development decisions for what they said was a lost opportunity to bring a grocery store to downtown Lisle and for years-long property exclusivity that kept buildings vacant.
Former trustee Dan Brecco said an exclusivity agreement tied to Green State Bank kept downtown property off the market for years and stalled an ‘‘organic, small organic grocery store’’ that, he said, would have been a strong downtown anchor. "It was a decision made by the Green State Bank to push out all the tenants, board…
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