![]() “I think this is a good bipartisan solution that takes the temperature down on this scenario, this situation, that’s became a very divisive situation in the community,” Porfirio said. The bill, he said, is an attempt to defuse the tensions and concerns generated by the proposed land sale and return the school board’s attention to educating students. Porfirio said one idea is to require that a municipality that buys land from a school district under the procedure laid out in the bill hold the land for 10 years before selling it. ![]() “I would think it’s somewhat of an exaggerated concern but one that I think we need to get language right to address it.” “I think there is conversation to address that,” Porfirio told the Landmark. Porfirio said he thought Waterman’s concerns about property flipping could be addressed by amending the bill. Mike Porfirio (D-LaGrange) whose 11th District includes Brookfield south of Shields Avenue, signed on as a co-sponsor to the bill that was introduced by Senate Republican Leader John Curran, in whose district the Willow Springs land is located. ![]() “SB990 will fundamentally change how school districts sell land and achieve fair-market value for their taxpayers,” Waterman wrote. In a letter to members of the Illinois House of Representatives, Waterman asked legislators to oppose the bill, saying tat it would force school districts to sell land at less than its market value and then allow a municipality to change the zoning and flip the property at a much higher price. ![]()
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