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Council tables rezoning request for Project Enterprises property on North Illinois
Summary
Olney council tabled a rezoning request from Project Enterprises to convert parcels on North Illinois from single-family residential to C2 commercial after members raised annexation and tax-revenue concerns and directed staff to pursue annexation discussions and district boundary adjustments.
The Olney City Council on Dec. 8 voted to table a rezoning application from Project Enterprises to convert parcels on North Illinois from single-family residential (RS) to C2 commercial, citing concerns that the properties lie outside city limits and would receive city infrastructure (water/sewer) without producing property-tax revenue if left unannexed. Council members said they are open to commercial zoning across from an existing Walmart but want annexation and an annexation agreement to secure tax and district alignment first.
A council member argued the council was "getting the cart before the horse" by changing zoning before finalizing annexation, and another member recommended that staff explore annexation agreements and a possible business-district boundary amendment so the city would capture sales tax and business-district benefits. The motion to table passed; council directed staff to work with the applicants on annexation and to return with options. No formal vote tally with individual names was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
