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Lincoln Heights council votes 5–2 to suspend CRA project until governance is in place
Summary
Citing unfilled oversight bodies and a vacant housing officer post, Village Manager Gaines Brown recommended pausing the CRA; council voted 5–2 to suspend the Community Reinvestment Area project until required boards and officials are in place.
The Lincoln Heights Village Council voted 5–2 on Dec. 8 to suspend the village's Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) project "until further notice," following a recommendation from the Economic and Development Committee and a clarification from Village Manager Gaines Brown.
Gaines Brown told the council that the CRA, as previously legislated, requires a tax incentive review council and a housing council, both of which "have never been filled," and that the village…
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