Joe this is a Tif district which means tax proceeds are frozen for taxing bodies. The village sold this asset for 1.8 million dollars and used the money on operating expenses instead of reducing our debt. This is a one time cash influx that will not be around next year!! Guess what?? We now will have a 1.8 million shortfall next year. also this plan had a new senior center component that might not be included because The Mayor doesn't want advocate to pay impact fees,So he comes up with this secret plan to convert the beatty property into some sort of healthclub,senior housing,senior center swimming pool concept.which will provide the village with no tax revenue at all. Stop with the political spin and start talking about real facts...

Ask Heilmann what's the plan for the $1.8 million hole in the budget next year? Plan? Oh, no plan. Just smoke and mirrors and push the pesky burden to the future with a smile - just like the State of Illinois does.

The village should look into using the present parking lot east of the library to build a multi-level parking garage. What is going on with the Masonic Hall property, wasn't the village looking to buy that?

The Masonic hall property is going to become Dave's nice ice rink for the tidy sum of $1,000,000 million dollars taken out of the build america fund, which is supposed to be used for street,alley and sidewalk repairs, not political projects the Mayor personally wants to increase his huge ego already.

Dave's Masonic Hall property plans are a slap in the face to the taxpayers. Yes, he wants to 'buy' the property, but then he wants to build the Mason a brand new building - at no cost to them - on the corner of 94th & Minnick - where the old OL Family Services building was. All this just to enlarge the Village Green. He doesn't seem to get or care that the residents who have housed backing the Village Green don't WANT the expansion, because they are sick and tired of Dave's parties on the Green with loud music and drunks. Nor does he understand that one resident in the middle of the block still has a garage that requires ingress and egress. At a meeting about this subject, he kept asking 'what kind of berm or barrier could we build along the back of the houses?' Duh, none Dave - there's still an alley there. Yikes. I'm really hoping he gets voted out before he can do any more damage.

Isn't the existing senior center like two blocks away from the library almost? Why don't the build the bank there, and leave the library parking alone? Try finding a spot on a Saturday morning sometime...round and round and round you go...where you can park...nobody knows.

No, parking WILL NOT be obtained when the existing building is torn down. It doesn't add any parking spaces for the Village. The parking will be designated for the Bank and people using the Senior Center ONLY. We will lose ALL the library/village hall parking in that south lot. Deetjan says we can all park behind the bar across the street and cross 95th St to get to the library. This is why MORE OL residents need to attend these meetings and hear what these goofs are up to.

Dave W, go on Google maps and look at the lot, then look at the picture of the new bank in this article. The new bank building takes up the entire lot fronting 95th St from 54th Court (or Minnick) east to Raymond. All library/village hall parking is gone, gone, gone.

This is true, public parking will be gone, unless the bank allows it after hours. There are going to be lots of library patrons unhappy, as well as neighborhood residents whose streets will be occupied by those parking for the libary when the east lot fills up.

Any idea how long that is, does the tif negate the jobs created etc..?

Yes, Andy, I do. The Manager didn't support the Heilmann/Beatty deal because he had a little somethin somethin of his own on the side. Happened to include a golf outing. (Sure, that was coincidental.) Cmon, this isn't as one-sided as you portray it. It's gamesmanship, and EVERY member of this board has participated in these maneuvers for several years now.

Excuse me unkown blogger, If you think I was the only person involved in the election 2011 you are sadly mistaken. the blogs on that subject at the time had venom spewing forth from both sides.Once again the candidate didn't follow the rules and it was proven right.I didn't destroy anyone. The question you should be asking is why is Streit best buddies with a Mayor who actually gave money to and supported his opponent and ruled against Mr. Streit on the local election board on this matter until it was overturned. But of course you know that answer already D/B !!

We who comment are commenters, not bloggers. Nor are we all DB, Dave/Brennan, Bob/Dave, Donny/Marie or whoever else you suspect we are.

At the Southtown/Star sites? So, back then you saw it happen and said nothing and went along, but now it's a bad thing? I know at least a couple names behind pseudonyms in these comment sections, and you're wrong on them.

OLG I am talking about posts on the Patch since late 2010. I don't know anything about southtown star stuff.As I have said before and have to say it again everyone who comments on these articles has a favorite candidate,is a family member or friend of a candidate,Is a public employee or the candidate himself or herself period. That's why all the fake names and courage to rip people anonymously. I never pretend I don't have favorites,contrary to some people, I blog under my own name and comment on officials and take the corresponding personal attacks and heat for it. I know who all the pro Dave guys are they all know me so bring it on.Dave and his minions are pussycats compared to the stuff the coalition party used to do to their enemies back in the day, I should know..

OK, so, again, you thought the insidious posting was OK? Kinda at odds with yourself here, insofar as "transparency" goes.

Andy,
Everyone knows about your personal life because your on the website 24/7. That said, welcome to our side. If you know what names they used in the past, spill the beans because we want to know. I supect it is "garbage", "O.L. Taxpayer", and "smallmanbigwoman". There are probably more though. PLease tell us if we are right

OK Antom. Like Tom Phelan???lol

Olg, last comment on this issue I am always transparent I use my own name and picture I am not hard to find. a lot of insidious posting was done on both sides during that 2011 campaign. It was what it was, no one was innocent during that time. I am just stating I know some of the posts that are against me or pro Dave are from Streit and Brennan cause i know how they post right or wrong. They don't have the guts then or now to use their real names

My last comment: participating in staged comments is not equal to transparency, now or in the past, whether you use your name or not.