Oak Park Citizens

Too High... Too Big... Too Costly!

Don't let it happen!

Proposed is a 20-story tower at Lake and Forest, and the Village's part of the tab will be over $15 Million. The developer's original proposal was only 13 stories and they didn't ask for any cash. What happened? The Village Board insisted on building a hotel...with our money.

(Did you notice that little gray smudge to the right in the picture? ...That's the church tower next-door, dwarfed by this project!)

What to do:

...to send e-mail to Village Hall.
Tell them to stop throwing away our precious tax dollars in risky real estate subsidies that no one else would even consider building, and follow our zoning laws to protect our residential quality of life.
Attend the Village Board Special meeting on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 7pm in Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL

The Village Board has scheduled a special meeting to discuss the Plan Commission's findings of fact in favor of the proposal. Send them e-mail...show your opposition!
Attend the Village Board Regular meeting on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 7:30pm in Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL

The Village Board will vote on the proposal at this meeting. Send them e-mail...show your opposition!

Breaking News (24 Feb 2010): OPRF Sues VOP for $3.3 Million, because the Village is Behind in its TIF Payments.

As reported by the Wednesday Journal online, the Village has just been sued by High School District 200 for non-payment of over $3 Million in tax obligations (click here for details). Yet it's planning to pay over $10 Million for this Project's garage from the same pool of TIF funds (more details here) while it gives away our land to a developer, valued (at least) at over $4 Million...for just $1! --Does this seem like prudent fiscal management, deep in the middle of a major recession? Send them e-mail: Too High, Too Big, Too Costly!

For more information or to get involved, please e-mail Forest.Lake.OP@gmail.com or call Dave at 312-307-9643 ...or visit No To Sertus Subsidies for more about the proposed Village-subsidized development at Lake & Forest.

This site will be updated with further information about this proposed development.