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Oak Park staff outlines expanded business assistance grants including climate-ready and fire-safety options
Summary
Staff proposed adding three grant categories — interior-facade, climate-ready, and fire-safety — to the village’s existing commercial façade improvement program, and discussed eligibility, stacking rules and budget implications at a study session.
Village staff presented a study-session proposal to expand Oak Park’s business-assistance grants for fiscal 2026. The village currently runs a commercial façade improvement program; staff proposed three additional grant types: an interior-facade program, a climate-ready business grant and a fire-safety grant, and sought trustees’ policy direction.
Nomi Diaz, administrative officer, explained the proposed structure: exterior façade grants would remain (50% reimbursement, up to $5,000 per retail space); a mirror interior-facade grant would match that structure and be…
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