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AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK, COOK AND WILL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL SERVICE AREA IN THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF PROVIDING SPECIAL SERVICES IN AND FOR SUCH AREA TO BE KNOWN AS SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER 12 (Triangle TIF Districts)
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is a home rule unit of local government; and
WHEREAS, special service areas are authorized pursuant to Section 6(1) of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois and pursuant to the provisions of the “Special Service Area Tax Law,” 35 ILCS 200/27-5, et seq.; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the area described in this Ordinance be established as Special Service Area No. 12 for the purposes set forth in this Ordinance (the “SSA #12”); and
WHEREAS, SSA #12 is compact and contiguous and is totally within the corporate
limits of the Village of Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois (the “Village”); and
WHEREAS, the revenue from the SSA #12 tax shall be used solely for services for which the Village is authorized to levy taxes or to appropriate funds of the Village, and all necessary construction, reconstruction, and/or maintenance on property in which Village has sufficient interest for the provision of services; and
WHEREAS, the Village shall construct or cause to be constructed certain improvements (“Improvements”) within SSA #12; and
WHEREAS, the SSA #12 will benefit specially from the construction and maintenance of the Improvements and the municipal services to be provided (the “Services”), and the Improvements and the Services are unique and in addition to municipal services provided to the Village as a whole and it is, therefore, in the best interests of the Village that the Village Board establish SSA #12 for the maintenance of the Improvements; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held at 7:00 p.m., on the 21st day of October, 2024, at...
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