Lindenhurst TIF
The local schools districts of Milburn, Woodland and Grayslake High School have been fighting to stop the proposed TIF planned by the Village of Lindenhurst. Below is an article from the Daily Herald about the continuing effort. There will be a meeting about this Monday night at Grayslake North at 7pm. If this TIF is approved it will affect each and every resident of the districts. It will give the schools another excuse to go for a referendum to take more of you and my money. Please try to attend if you want more information. I will not be able to attend the meeting, but I will try and get more information about this in the next few weeks.
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Lindenhurst still pushes tax district By Bob Susnjara Inadequate utilities and chronic flooding on land near Route 45 and Grand Avenue are two reasons Lindenhurst is proposing public subsidies to help a developer build upscale stores and homes there. Explanations about why Lindenhurst would provide the financial assistance to San Diego-based OliverMcMillan for the Village Green project were provided to schools and other taxing agencies during a meeting Friday. The incentives would mean fewer tax dollars for the schools and others, but development proponents say that still trumps what’s produced by 245 vacant acres. “No one has been interested in developing that property for at least 10 years,” |
