HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 1364VILLAGE OF FLAINFTELD
RESOLUTION NO.
DATE OF PASSAGE: ~ Q,3
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
A SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER 14
(CROSSROADS BUSINESS CENTER)
(WILL COUNTY)
IN THE VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD AND
PROVIDING FOR A FUBLIC HEARING
AND OTHER PROCEDURES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, special service azeas are established pursuant to subsection (1) of
Section 7 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, and the Special Service Area
Tax Law (3S ILCS 200/27-5 et seq) and the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq);
and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest that the territory described in the Notice set
forth in paragraph 2 hereof be established as a Special Service Area for the purposes set
forth herein, an accurate map of said territory being attached hereto as Group Exhibit "A-
1 "• and
WHEREAS, said Area is compact and contiguous and constitutes a principal
residential azea of the Village; and
WHEREAS, said Area is zoned for commercial and industrial purposes and will
benefit specially from the municipal services to be provided which include the
maintenance, repair and replacement of certain entry monuments landscaped easements
and stormwater retention areas, all in accordance with the final landscape and
engineering plan and final plat of subdivision for the Area; and the proposed municipal
services are unique and in addition to municipal services provided to the Village of
Plainfield as a whole, and it is, therefore, in the best interests of said Area and the Village
of Plainfield as a whole, that the levy of special taxes against said Area for the services to
be provided be considered.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Boazd of the Village of
Plainfield, Illinois, as follows:
1. That a public hearing shall be held on the 21st day of April, 2003, at 7:00
p.rn. in the Village Boazd Room of the Village Hall, 24000 W.
Lockport, Plainfield, Illinois, to consider the creation of Special
Service Area Number 14 of the Village of Plainfield, in the
territory described in the Notice set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof. At
the hearing, there will be considered the levy of an annual tax not
to exceed an annual rate of twenty one-hundredths percent (.20%,
being 20 cents per $100) of the equalized assessed value of the
property in said Area, said tax to be levied for an indefinite period
of time from and after the date of the Ordinance establishing said
Area. Said taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes provided by
law and shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of the Property
Tax Code. Said levies are intended to produce approximately
$8,400.00 annually for the cost for said services. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, taxes shall not be levied hereunder and said Area
shall be "dormant", and shall take effect only if the Homeowners
Association fails to maintain, repair or replace the aforesaid
required items and the Village is forced to assume said
responsibilities.
2. Notice of hearing shall be published at least once not less than fifteen (15)
days prior to the public hearing in a newspaper in general circulation in
the Village of Plainfield. In addition, notice by mailing shall be given by
depositing said Notice in the U.S. Mails addressed to the person. or persons
in whose name the general taxes for the last preceding year were paid on
each lot, block, tract or parcel of land lying within the proposed Special
Service Area. Said Notice shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days prior
to the time set far the public hearing. In the event taxes for the last
preceding year were not paid, the Notice shall be sent to the person last
listed on the tax rolls prior to that year as the owner of said property. The
Notice shall be substantially the following form:
NOTICE Op" HEARING
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
SPECIAL SERVICE AREA NUMBER 14
(CROSSROADS BUSINESS CENTER)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN than on the 21st day of April, 2003, at 7:00 p.m.,
in the Village Board Room of the Village Hall, 24000 W. Lockport, Plainfield, Illinois, a
hearing will be held by the Village Board of the Village of Plainfield to consider the
establishment of a Special Service Area consisting of the following described territory:
SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A"
The approximate location of the Crossroads Business Center is the southeast
earner of 143`d Street and Route 30, containing an industrial zoned property on
approximately 52 acres in the Village ofPlainfield, Illinois.
An accurate map of said territory is on file in the Office of the Village Clerk and
available for public inspection, and is attached hereto as Group Exhibit "A-1 ".
All interested persons affected by the formation of Special Service Area Number
14 will be given an opportunity to be heard regarding the formation of the boundaries of
the Area and may object to the formation of the Area and the levy of taxes affecting said
Area.
The purpose of the formation of Special Service Area Number 14 in general is to
provide for the maintenance, repair and replacement of certain entry monuments,
landscaped easements and. stormwater retention areas in said Area, all in accordance with
the final landscape and engineering plan and final plat of subdivision for the Area, and
the proposed municipal services are unique and are in addition to the improvements
provided and/or maintained by the Village generally.
At the hearing, all persons affected will be given an opportunity to be heard. At
the hearing, there will be considered the levy of an annual tax of not to exceed an annual
rate of twenty one-hundredths percent (.20% ,being 20 cents per $100) of the equalized
assessed value of the property in the proposed Special Service Area Number 14, said tax
to be levied for an indefinite period of time. from and after the date of the Ordinance
establishing said Area. Said taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes provided by law
and shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of the Property Tax Code. Said levies are
intended to produce approximately $8,400.00 annually for the cost for said services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, taxes shall not be levied hereunder and said Area shall be
"dormant", and shall take effect only if the Association fails to maintain, repair ar replace
the aforesaid required items and the Village is forced to assume said responsibilities. The
hearing may be adjourned by the Village Board to another date without further notice
other than a motion. to be entered upon the minutes of its meeting fixing the time and
place of its adjournment.
If a petition signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the electors residing
within the proposed Special Service Area Number 14 and by at least fifth-one percent
(51 %) of the owners of record of the land included within the boundaries of the proposed
Area is filed with the Village Clerk within sixty (60) days following the final
adjournment of the public hearing objecting to the establishment of the Area, then
enlargement thereof, or the levy or imposition of a tax for the provision of special
services to the Area, na such Area may be established or enlarged, or tax levied or
imposed.
Dated this / 7 day of March, 2003
SIGNED BY:
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