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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
U-STORE-IT 7B PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE REQUEST
WHEREAS, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development received and reviewed a Real Property Assessment Classification 7b application containing the following information:
Applicant: U-Store-It
Address: 4501 West North Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois
Municipality or Unincorporated Township: Village of Melrose Park
Cook County District: 16
Permanent Index Number: 12-32-403-025-0000
Municipal Resolution Number: Village of Melrose Park Resolution Number #12-16
Number of month property vacant/abandoned: Three (3) months vacant
Special circumstances justification requested: Yes
Estimated Number of jobs created by this project: Five (1) full-time, One (1) part-time
Estimated Number of jobs retained at this location: None
Estimated Number of employees in Cook County: Not available
Estimated Number of construction jobs: 21-35 construction jobs
Proposed use of property: Commercial use self-storage facility
Living Wage Ordinance Compliance Affidavit Provided: Yes or No
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has adopted a Real Property Assessment Classification 7b that provides an applicant a reduction in the assessment level for an abandoned commercial facility; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Classification System for Assessment defines abandoned property as buildings and other structures that, after having been vacant and unused for at least 24 continuous months, have been purchased for value by a purchaser in whom the seller has no direct financial interest; and
WHEREAS, in the instance where the property does not meet the definition of abandoned property, the municipality or the Board of Commissioners, may determine that special circumstances may exist that justify finding that the property is abandoned for purpose of Class 7b; and
WHEREAS, in the case of abandonment of less than 24 months and purchase for value, by a purchaser in whom the seller has no...
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