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Transmitting a Communication, dated August 23, 2012 from
HERMAN BREWER, Chief, Bureau of Economic Development
respectfully submitting this Resolution regarding 2XL Corporation or Assignee's request for a Class 6b property tax incentive for special circumstances and substantial rehabilitation for an industrial building located at 7550 Industrial Drive, Forest Park, Illinois. The applicant intends to use the facility for the warehousing, manufacturing and distribution of wet wipes supplied to large facilities such as hotels, gyms and convention centers.
2XL Corporation or Assignee requests approval of the tax incentive based on the special circumstances that the property has been vacant for less than 24 months; has been purchased for value; and substantial rehabilitation will be completed under the Class 6b Ordinance. This Resolution is required so that the company can complete its application to the Assessor of Cook County.
Submitting a Proposed Resolution sponsored by
TONI PRECKWINKLE, President and JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI, County Commissioner
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an industrial facility; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners has received and reviewed an application from 2XL Corporation or Assignee and Resolution No. R-74-12 from the Village of Forest Park for an abandoned industrial facility located at 7550 Industrial Drive, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, County Board District #16, Property Index Number: 15-24-404-016-0000; and
WHEREAS, Cook County has defined abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 months, are purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, industrial real estate is normally assessed at 25% of its market val...
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