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Resident urges pilot recovery‑housing program; board discusses state bill to legalize duplexes and ADUs
Summary
A resident proposed a Kankakee Recovery Housing Revitalization Initiative to convert land‑bank properties into structured sober‑living homes near downtown resources; the board also discussed a pending Illinois housing bill that would legalize ADUs and allow duplexes by right, raising concerns about home‑rule authority.
During public comment, resident Michael Obadzinski proposed the "Kankakee Recovery Housing Revitalization Initiative," a pilot to convert a land‑bank property into structured sober‑living housing within walking distance of downtown recovery services.
"It is the Kankakee Recovery Housing Revitalization Initiative pilot program," Obadzinski said, describing visible alcohol and drug use on public corridors and presenting a bag of collected…
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