Monday, February 4, 2013
Orland Park trustees voted Monday night on a slew of items that have passed committee. Finance, technology and parks and recreation committees also met. Read our live blog transcript for a full recap of the meeting.
Update, 10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 Mercedes Benz of Orland Park could get some additional money in their tax share agreement with the village, to account for furniture, fixtures and other equipment in their new properties. The Orland Park dealership will be opening a Smart Car dealer and Mercedes commercial van dealer in an adjacent space, formerly occupied by BMW before they moved further west on 159th Street. In November, the village approved a 50 percent tax share agreement for five years or until the dealership has collected $453,690. With added costs for the furniture, fixtures and equipment, the new maximum unanimously approved by the board Monday night is $574,424. "It’s based on the amount of incremental sales increase, so they …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Orland Park trustees also discussed adding space for two new houses in the Old Orland area and a new Thai restaurant at Wolf Road and 159th Street. Read our live blog transcript for a recap of the meeting.
Update, 10 p.m., Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 Orland Park trustees voted in favor of an increase in water rates Monday night, to defray rising costs from Chicago and Oak Lawn and to maintain Orland's local infrastructure. Rates for properties using 9,000 gallons per month or less will be $4.65 per 1,000 gallons, between 9,000 and 18,000 gallons costs $5.62 and greater than 18,000 gallons costs $6.59. The new rates begin immediately and will include water use back to Jan. 1. The increase is expected to cost an average Orland Park household an additional $64.26 per year. Reasons behind the increase were discussed at the Jan. 7 meeting. No further discussion took place on the rates Monday night. View attached documents for rates for unincorporated …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Kay's Old Orland Market Place is the newest place to sell old stuff in the antique district of Orland Park.
Road construction and the economy have done the Old Orland Antique Shops no favors in recent years. But that didn’t stop Kay Shelander from opening up a second shop in the district on July 30. Shelander has 34 years of experience in the business and once owned five stores in the district. She eventually sold most of them and kept the Beacon Hill Antique Shop. She opened a new consignment shop Monday at the vacant building that was built in 1920, and used to house a bank and a previous antique shop. Her granddaughter, 22-year-old Stephanie Coleman, is managing the new shop, called Kay’s Old Orland Market Place, located at 14316 Beacon Ave. Coleman knows that the bad economy has been hard on dealers. “Antiques have been hit so hard – it’s …
Robert Riordan
8:42 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I can't believe we are giving a multi-million dollar corporation a sales tax refund. This is rediculous! more ›