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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Hillside Lumber Inc. CLASS 6B SUSTAINABLE EMERGENCY RELIEF (SER)
WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 6b Sustainable Emergency Relief (SER) application containing the following information:
Applicant: Hillside Lumber Inc.
Address: 4234-38 Warren Ave, 4250 Warren Ave, 500 Melrose Ave, 4329 Butterfield Road, Hillside, Illinois 60162
Length of time at current location: All facilities are over 30 years old
Length of time property under same ownership: 27 years
Is there evidence supporting 10 years of the same ownership and/or occupancy (tenancy): Yes
Age of the Property (Building):
Municipality or Unincorporated Township: City of Chicago
Cook County District: 1st h District
Permanent Index Number(s): 15-08-427-003, -004,-005,007,-008,-009,-019,-017,-020, -022,-024-,-026,-027;15-08-426-002,-003,-004,-005,-006,017,-020
Municipal Resolution Number: City of Chicago, Resolution Number 02022-426
Evidence of Economic Hardship: Yes
Number of blighting factors associated with the property: Obsolescence - limited showroom space, properties, in their current condition, Deleterious land-use or layout - The current layout of the property is also inefficient and creates issues with Hillside Lumber's neighbors. Hillside Lumber currently uses Warren Avenue for ingress and egress of its delivery trucks. As a residential street, Warren Avenue is not built to handle such traffic flow. The Village of Hillside has agreed to restructure the access from Butterfield Road, and Deterioration - Hillside Lumber will pave its lot with asphalt. the dust created from the trucks using Hillside Lumber's yard, especially in the heat of the summer, may pose environmental risks for its neighbors by creating dust and other airborne particles. Hillside Lumber's paving of its lot as part of this project will eliminate this environmental issue for the surrounding community
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