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Board authorizes pursuing TIF 7 boundary expansion after debate over procedure and resident concerns
Summary
Trustees voted to authorize an expansion of the TIF 7 boundary to include specified parcels, but the item prompted extended debate over whether public hearings, joint review board notification and other procedural steps had been or would be followed; a developer described land uses and offered to build a road or donate land.
The Village of University Park board voted to authorize initiation of a boundary expansion for Tax Increment Financing district 7 to include specified PIN parcels, but the agenda item prompted sustained questioning by trustees and residents about process, public notice and potential land uses.
Trustees raised procedural concerns, citing Illinois Municipal League guidance that public hearings and joint review board review are required steps in the TIF process. One trustee said IML guidance indicates a redevelopment plan approved by the joint review board…
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