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4 | March 30, 2017 | The orland park prairie News opprairie.com DISTRICT 135 SCHOOL BOARD LAURA BERRY DAVE SHALABI MIKE MARATEA DEVIN HODGE LINDA DODGE VOTE APRIL 4 TH TAX LEVY NOT RAISED IN PAST 4 YEARS PAID DOWN DISTRICT DEBT Paid for by The Members of 135 United Apple From Page 3 ing how incredible it was. I never really thought that they would come for me.” The Golden Apple Foundation has made it a point to honor great teachers, and Michelle has become part of 22ND CENTURY MEDIA AND PLANET FITNESS PRESENT VENDORS WANTED 9am - 1pm Saturday, April 29 Tinley Park Convention Center Vendors needed for shopping, fashion, beauty, health, food, home decor and more! DEADLINE: APRIL 13, 2017 For more information, call (708) 326-9170 or visit www.22ndcenturymedia.com/lady Help your customers that tradition. Having worked in office jobs before, Michelle said teaching has been her calling since college. “It’s a great way to go to work — somewhere that is just filled with joy and magic,” she said. She chose to teach reading and language arts, because she believes they are the launching pads for anything her students will do in the future. To have those skills in their toolbox is essential, she said. “It’s such a key life skill,” she said. “I just wanted to make sure that I could do my best to help every child be successful in that area and make their dreams come true.” On May 20, all of the Golden Apple winners will be celebrated with a televised ceremony on WTTW. Golden Apple recipients also receive continued education training from Northwestern University. And while the opportunity is coming sooner than expected, she said she is excited for that chance. Michelle is to take her sabbatical starting in spring 2018. “I definitely want to be as active as I can with Golden Apple, and try and bring as much back from that experience to my building and just share that rich experience,” Michelle said. DON’T WAIT APPEARING APRIL 20 Call us today to reserve your ad! 708.326.9170 www.22ndcenturymedia.com Deadline March 29 RESERVE YOUR POLITICAL ADS Be smart. Advertise in NOW! into action this season. ® Contact Dana Anderson 708.326.9170 ext. 17 dana@opprairie.com
opprairie.com News the orland park prairie | March 30, 2017 | 5 Orland Park Village Board Officials look to bring theater to the Triangle Jon DePaolis Freelance Reporter Another piece of the Triangle could be in place as early as 2018. The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 20 to sign a letter of intent with Bradford Real Estate Companies to sell part of the Downtown Main Street Triangle land for $1 million. The Village, which purchased this part of the triangle property for an estimated $1.19 million, will sell approximately 1 1/2 acres of land to Bradford, who in turn plans to construct an 80,000-square-foot, twolevel building that will primarily house a luxury theater chain. Village staff projects the building to cost approximately $20 million, which is to be privately financed. Director of Development Services Karie Friling estimates the project will generate $8.85 million in tax revenue over the life of the tax increment financing district located in the Triangle Friling said the negotiations for the property have occurred over the past year. She said Cinépolis currently does not have a presence in Illinois, but it will soon Round It Up A brief recap of action from the March 20 meeting of the Orland Park Village Board and its committees. • With the consent agenda, Village Board members voted unanimously to approve various expenditures, including a Dectron replacement at the Orland Park Health & Fitness Center and a special use permit for a new Mexican restaurant on the southwest part of town. • During the Development Services, Planning and Engineering Committee meeting, trustees voted 3-0 to recommend the Village Board approve a site plan, subdivision, elevations and a special-use permit to Rizza Porsche to construct a new dealership facility on 159th Street. • That same committee also voted 3-0 to recommend the Village Board approve a rezoning, site plan and variances for the Orland Park Nature Center, which would include the development and operation of a facility at the center. open a location in Arlington Heights. The Orland Park theater would be its second in the state. “They have over 500 theaters worldwide, and they have 16 in the continental United States,” Friling said. Friling said Cinépolis would occupy the entirety of the second floor of the building, as well as part of the first floor, with escalators taking people up to the theater. “It is an eight-screen cinema, with a restaurant and bar,” Friling said. “The first floor will include a mix of special retail and restaurant space, as well.” Friling said the conceptual plan shows the building will be “open and inviting,” including a pedestrian walkthrough that provides an entrance to Crescent Park to the west and a newly constructed public plaza area. According to the staff memorandum on the project, the Village would reimburse Bradford for the cost of the public plaza. Jay Eck, vice president of Bradford Real Estate — a private development company based in Chicago — said the hope is to start construction by next spring, with the theater opening in fall 2018. “Theaters tend to like to open around Thanksgiving,” Eck said. “That seems to be a good time. So, we’re hoping to make that date.” Eck said Cinépolis is a “best-in-class theater chain.” “They are new to the States, but they have earned their reputation by really catering to the higher end and by having a really phenomenal experience for the consumer,” said Eck, who added he believes the quality of the theater will bring people to Orland. Mayor Dan McLaughlin said he thinks the theater is a good fit for Orland Park. “The idea of having an entertainment venue in this mixed-use development is the next step; so, I’m very excited about that,” McLaughlin said. “I think this will be a great addition to the Triangle and will attract the pedestrian traffic we were looking for to make it a very exciting downtown area.” Friling added that staff will continue to work with Bradford on who the additional tenants will be in the building. Staff estimates it will have developed 55 percent, or 8.8 acres, of the Triangle project after the Cinépolis project, with roughly 7.2 acres left. Friling estimates the economic impact over the life of the TIF being $55.01 million, with $145.63 million in private investment and $13.44 million in public investment. Yousef Zaatar, an Orland Park resident, raised some concerns about the project during the meeting. He pointed to the Village purchasing the land for $1.19 million but selling for approximately $1 million. He also asked if the Village had done any third-party feasibility studies on what the Cinépolis project would do to the Marcus Theatres Orland Park Cinema. “I’m not saying it’s not a great investment, but I’m just concerned about what it could do to other parts of the community,” Zaatar said. “Nobody wants to see an abandoned other movie theater.” McLaughlin replied that the two theaters are different products, and he does not foresee it being a problem. “I think competition helps raise the bar everywhere,” he added, pointing to the new luxury theater that opened south of Interstate 80 in Frankfort. After the meeting, McLaughlin expanded on his comments, including the difference between the price the Village paid to buy the property and the amount it will get back after selling. “That might not sound like a great profit, but what you’ve done is you’ve [incentivized] a great use to come to the Village — plus create huge real estate and sales taxes in the future Cinépolis because that will be a valuable building on a valuable piece of property,” McLaughlin said. Friling said after the meeting that the sale of the property will be contingent upon Bradford having a signed lease from Cinépolis. Addressing the resident’s concern, she also added that she was sure the theater chain had done its market studies to test the viability of the Orland Park market. “If it is outside of 3 miles, it is considered a completely different market,” Friling said. “We’re at 2.99 miles [away from Marcus].” She said the Village also doesn’t “get into the business of picking winners and losers,” giving an example of if a McDonald’s were to open in an area, staff would not discriminate against a Burger King opening nearby. Township’s free senior mini health fair part of Older Americans Month Submitted by Orland Township Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Avenue, is hosting a free senior mini health fair from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 13. The fair is to include a day of valuable free health screenings and information provided by local senior servicerelated agencies, as well as refreshments, raffles and giveaways. Services available at the fair include the following: free total lipid profile testing by Orland Township, free blood pressure screenings by College of DuPage Nursing Program and hearing screenings by South Suburban Hearing Health Center. Shingles vaccinations from Orland Township also will be available on this day for a discounted price of $190 per shot. Discounted pneumonia shots for either $80 or $175 also will be available: Pneumovax 23 ($80) and Prevnar 13 ($175). An appointment must be made by April 6 for a hearing screening or a shingles or pneumonia vaccination by calling (708) 403-4222. For additional information on the senior mini health fair, or to make an appointment for a hearing screening or shingles or pneumonia vaccine, call (708) 403- 4222. More information also can be found at www.orland township.org. Attention Realtors Looking to Advertise? 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