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Gurnee board extends special-use permit for Veterans Assistance Commission site to March 2028
Summary
The Gurnee Village Board voted Nov. 3 to extend a special-use permit for a planned Veterans Assistance Commission office until March 2028 as the project completes fundraising.
The Gurnee Village Board on Nov. 3 approved Ordinance 2025-77 to extend the time for a previously granted special-use permit that allows the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County to establish and operate a government office at a Northwoods Drive property.
Mayor Thomas Hood reminded the board that the special-use permit was initially approved in November 2023 under Ordinance 2023-81 for a building that will include one- and three-story sections and provide veteran-focused programs and services, including a gym, training space, a community hub, office space and a cafe. He said the applicant remains in the fundraising stage and has not yet applied for a building permit; the extension would run to March 2028, by which time the applicant expects to submit building-permit applications that would trigger the special-use permit.
Trustee Woodside moved to approve the extension; Trustee Garner seconded. The board approved the extension by roll call vote: Thorsonson, Woodside, Ross, Garner and O'Brien all voted yes.
The record references the property location as "56265652 Northwoods Drive" as stated in the meeting transcript; the address text appears garbled in the record and is noted as transcribed. The village staff memo to the board described facility features and the expectation that the permit becomes effective upon building-permit issuance.
