Tom Hilligoss, stated he owned a business and lived in the community. Said it's been hard to make a decent business with the downward trends in Long Grove. Long Grove is a great community. Challenge is to create a good business atmosphere and attract businesses that fit community. Don't just throw it away.
Positive results can come from doing the fight thing with it.
Minutes of December 5, 2000. If proposed businesses did not do well, it could end up to the courts to decide what types of businesses would operate in these residential areas. There has been discussion of buying the property for open space and he supports that idea. In a roll call vote, Commissioners Coffin, Walter, Borawski, Dean and Chairman Young voted aye. Commissioners Di Iorio, Phillips and Jenkins voted nay.