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Beach Park approves joining Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority
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Beach Park trustees unanimously approved a resolution to join the Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority via an intergovernmental agreement, citing no cost to the village and new capacity to address potentially abandoned properties.
The Beach Park Village Board voted to approve a resolution to join the Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority via an intergovernmental agreement, a move trustees said will give the village a no-cost tool to pursue and renovate at-risk properties.
Trustee Miller moved to approve the resolution and Trustee Gust seconded; the motion carried on a roll-call vote with trustees present voting aye.
Board members said the Northern Illinois Land Bank operates with full-time staff through a partnership with a regional planning council and has a longer track record of acquiring and returning vacant or blighted properties to productive use than the Lake County Land Bank Authority. Trustee Miller said the land…
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