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Lemont board adopts Main & Mainly redevelopment plan and creates TIF to fund infrastructure in industrial area
Summary
At its regular meeting the Lemont Village Board approved annexation and rezoning for a major parcel at 13100 Main Street and adopted a redevelopment plan and tax‑increment financing (TIF) district covering roughly 130 acres intended to fund utilities, roadwork and brownfield remediation.
At its regular meeting the Lemont Village Board approved a package of ordinances to annex and rezone land at 13100 Main Street and to adopt the "Main & Mainly" redevelopment plan and a tax‑increment financing district for roughly 130 acres of industrial property north of Main Street.
Village planner Jason (who presented the package) told trustees the area suffers from “inconsistent zoning” and limited utilities and said the TIF would give the village the tools to fund water, sewer and road improvements and to clean up brownfields. Jason summarized the plan as covering approximately 130 acres and said the redevelopment plan and TIF district received unanimous support at the joint review board and were discussed at prior public hearings.
Mayor (speaker 1) described the statutory limit on TIF term and the intended use of increment revenue, saying, “after 23 years, that money … go back into not only the village, but the park district, schools,” and stressing the village cannot legally divert incremental receipts into the general fund. Trustees discussed traffic improvements such as left‑ and right‑turn lanes at Main & Maley and the need to attract larger industrial users by extending utilities.
During public comment resident Laura Bridal asked for clarity on TIF acreage figures and distribution of benefits, saying staff told her the gateway TIF was “only 15 acres” while the village website lists 75 acres. She urged the board to provide financial details showing how the estimated increment will benefit taxing bodies over time.
The board approved the ordinances by roll call vote, adopting the redevelopment plan, designating the redevelopment project area and establishing tax‑increment financing for the area. The ordinances were presented and approved at the meeting; the village will follow statutory procedures for administration of the TIF and coordinate with other taxing bodies as required.
Next steps: the ordinances take effect per statute and staff will advance implementation tasks (engineering, utility coordination and any needed turn‑lane designs) cited in the redevelopment plan; specific project contracts and funding agreements will return to the board for separate approvals.
