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Romeoville holds public hearing on Normanton Road TIF amendment to add three parcels
Summary
At a public hearing Aug. 20 the village presented a proposed amendment to the Normanton Road TIF to add three parcels (679 N Weber Rd; 1290 & 1300 W Normanton Rd). Staff said the parcels are blighted/impaired, estimated base EAV ~ $904,008 and the amended TIF budget is $25,750,000; the joint review board gave a 5–0 recommendation.
The Village of Romeoville opened a public hearing Wednesday evening on a proposed amendment to the Normanton Road tax increment financing (TIF) district that would add three parcels on the village’s northwest side.
Redevelopment staff said the amendment would add parcels addressed 679 North Weber Road, 1290 West Normanton Road and 1300 West Normanton Road, each containing vacant commercial structures previously used as a Burger King, a 7-Eleven and a former Speedway car wash. Staff said the sites were developed before the village’s 2017 comprehensive plan and that roadway widening tied to an IDOT Weber Road expansion had reduced vehicular access — a key reason the properties became vacant.
Presenter Brett Michelson told the board the amendment area met the statutory TIF criteria for a blighted improved area: five of the 13 qualifying factors were found across the study area, including deterioration, obsolescence, lack of community planning and excessive vacancies. Staff provided an estimated base equalized assessed valuation (EAV) for the three parcels of about $904,008 (2024 data), a projected TIF end-of-life EAV between $20 million and $25 million and a proposed amended TIF budget of $25,750,000. The joint review board previously issued a 5–0 positive recommendation for the amendment.
No members of the public who signed in spoke at the hearing. After the presentation and a brief trustees’ exchange, the board moved to close the public hearing; the motion carried on roll call. Staff said the board may consider ordinances to adopt the amended redevelopment plan and project area in September 2025.
Why it matters: adding these parcels into the Normanton Road TIF would make them eligible for TIF-funded redevelopment incentives if and when a development proposal is brought forward and the village board approves redevelopment project costs. Staff emphasized that inclusion in the TIF boundary does not guarantee funding; all entitlements and any redevelopment costs would require separate board approvals.
Officials’ summary: staff recommended the amendment as a tool to incentivize private-sector redevelopment of small, underused commercial parcels that lost access after roadway changes. The next formal step is potential ordinance adoption in a future meeting after required notices and statutory processes are completed.
