O-688-91 04/15/91ORDINANCE NO. bFF
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING
A PROJECT AREA OF LEMONT AS SLUM AND BLIGHTED
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont has engaged the services of Trkla, Pettigrew, Allen
& Payne, Inc. to conduct a study of the Lemont Downtown Area; and
WHEREAS, a written report dated March of 1990, prepared by Trkla, Pettigrew,
Allen & Payne, Inc., (a copy of which is hereby attached), determined that the area as
identified in the report is a blighted area consisting of dilapidated and deteriorating
structures; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont has additionally received an engineering study
prepared by Stanley Consultants, (a copy of which is hereby attached), determining that
sewer, water, sidewalks, streets and street lights are in state of disrepair and are
inadequate to service the area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lemont, that the Downtown Area described in the attached reports is
hereby declared as a "Slum and Blighted Area" as defined by Illinois Revised Statutes
Chapter 24 and is in conformance with the guidelines adopted by the Cook County
Development Block Grant Requirements.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval
and publication in the manner provided by law.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith shall be and the same are
hereby repealed.
The Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause the same to be published in pamphlet form.
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF COOK )
CERTIFICATE
I, CHARLENE SMOLLEN, certify that I am the duly elected and acting Municipal
Clerk of the Village of Lemont, Cook County, Illinois.
I further certify that on
April 15, , 19 91 , the Corporate
Authorities of such municipality passed and approved Ordinance No. 688
entitled An Ordinance Declaring A Protect Area of Lemont as Slum
and Blighted.
which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form.
The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 688 , including the Ordinance and
a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a copy of such Ordinance was posted in the
municipal building, commencing on April 16,
19 91 and continuing for at
least ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also available for public
inspection upon request in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
DATED at Lemont, Illinois this 18thday of April , 19 91
(SEAL)
Municipal C erk
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTY OF COOK, ILLINOIS, on this /) day
Kenneth S. Bromberek
Barbara Buschman
Bert Ercoli
Richard Kwasneski
William Margalus
Charles Skopec
1991.
Approved by me this /5—day of
Attest:
Ayes Nays Passed Absent
, 1991.
ARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
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