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Trustees approve Class 8 application, zoning change as new commercial projects move forward
Summary
The Lynwood Board approved Resolution #25-22 (Class 8 application) and Ordinance #25-23 (zoning map amendment) for properties along Torrence and Glenwood-Lansing Road, as Trustee Randall K. Blakey outlined incoming commercial development including gas stations, an Aldi, Harbor Freight and a car staging lot.
The Village of Lynwood Board on Aug. 26 approved two property actions intended to clear the way for commercial development along Torrence Avenue and Glenwood-Lansing Road.
Trustees voted to adopt Resolution #25-22, authorizing an application to the Cook County Assessor for Class 8 certification for 19501 S. Torrence Ave., and then approved Ordinance #25-23 to amend the village zoning map for an adjacent parcel. Trustee David Lilly made the motions and the votes carried with Trustees Cynthia Eaves, David Lilly, Randall K. Blakey, Bryan D. Hurt and Kirk Marshall voting aye; Trustee Sherri Dunlap was absent.
Trustee Randall K. Blakey told the board he had met with a restaurant chain showing interest in a Lynwood location and listed several forthcoming projects, saying the land adjacent to Preferred Windows and Doors is expected to become a gas/truck station and mini-mart and that another parcel at Torrence and Glenwood-Lansing Rd. is slated for a fuel station. He also cited prospective retailers and uses: "Aldi, Harbor Freight and a new car staging lot for Tesler, BMW, and Ford vehicles will be stored behind Dunkin Donuts." The board record shows those comments as part of Blakey's economic-development update.
The measures approved were procedural steps: the Class 8 application seeks a temporary tax-assessment classification that can lower property taxes for qualifying improvements, while the zoning amendment changes allowable land uses for a specific parcel. Mayor Jada D. Curry noted the Class 8 property "has a contract" and located at Glenwood-Lansing Rd. & Torrence Ave.
Next steps described at the meeting include processing the county application for Class 8 benefits and administrative follow-up to implement the zoning map change; the record does not specify construction timelines or the identity of final tenants.
