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Burr Ridge board directs $300,000 for Brookhaven Market; conditional $300,000 tied to possible 1% grocery tax
Summary
The board voted 5‑0 to direct staff to prepare a resolution for a $300,000 downtown business district reimbursement to Brookhaven Market and accepted an EDC recommendation that a second $300,000 be available if the village later adopts a 1% grocery tax; trustees debated the tax’s timing and equity implications but did not adopt the tax.
The Burr Ridge Village Board on Oct. 13 directed staff to prepare a resolution reflecting the Economic Development Committee’s two‑part recommendation to support Brookhaven Market’s interior renovations.
Under the EDC recommendation, the village would provide $300,000 immediately from the downtown business district fund toward roughly $1.13 million in interior improvements; the committee also recommended offering an additional $300,000 if the village later implements a 1% grocery tax, bringing the potential total to $600,000. The board’s motion to direct staff to…
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