Meet and Greet

Thu Mar 13 2025 at 05:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Holiday Inn Matteson, IL | Matteson

Sheila Chalmers-Currin, President, Village of Matteson
Publisher/HostSheila Chalmers-Currin, President, Village of Matteson
Meet and Greet “Did you know? �� Matteson is making major moves! Our village is growing with new businesses, revitalization projects, and community-driven initiatives. Here’s what’s happening:
� New & Expanding Businesses:
� Opened and Coming Soon: 4Front Ventures (largest cannabis cultivation facility in Illinois, 2nd largest in the nation), Holiday Inn Select, Belle Tire, Jet’s Pizza, Wing Snob, Fogon Restaurant, Matteson Orthodontics, Express Employment Professionals, Elevation Individual & Family Therapy. Chick-fil-A, Amazon Distribution Facility, Aldi’s Expansion, Pete’s Fresh Market, Sam’s.com e-commerce facility, R/L Trucking, Manheim Auto Auction Expansion, Crow Logistics, Central Trucking, Harbor Freight, Humane Society pet facility.
� Auto Mall is Now Full with multiple car dealerships.
� Major Developments & Infrastructure Improvements:
� Lincoln Mall Transformation: TIF district active, new market tax credits, interest from hotel & housing developers, and a proposed Children’s Museum.
� Old Holiday Inn Fully Renovated and transitioning to a Marriott.
� Reopening of Assisted Living Facility (formerly Alexi, now Ridgeland Assisted Living).
� Old Mr. Benny’s Restaurant Building undergoing renovation and redevelopment.
� Caboose Park Renovation: A $600,000 grant to transform it into a vibrant community space.
� Full & Partial Subdivision Pavement Resurfacing Program underway.
� Cicero/Lincoln Hwy Intersection Beautification & Improvement in progress.
� Lincoln Hwy Resurfacing (Cicero to Harlem) underway.
� $1M Beautification Project for Old Matteson including the historic Caboose renovation.
� Financial & Taxpayer Wins:
� Eliminated the 1% eat-in tax.
� Eliminated vehicle stickers.
� Froze the Village’s 10% portion of property tax bills (no levy increase for at least 5 years, likely to be extended).
� Doubled Sales Tax Revenue (from $7M in record time – the first established Southland Cook County community to achieve this).
� Matteson’s Credit Score Upgraded from junk bond status (500 credit score) to an AA bond rating (800 score), boosting economic development.
� Village Financial Turnaround: From near-zero funds to $28M in reserves—driven by economic development and sales tax revenue growth.
� Competitive Tax Rates & Fiscal Responsibility:
� Matteson’s sales tax is lower than Orland Park’s (10.5%) at just 10%.
#Matteson #EconomicGrowth #CommunityFirst #InvestInMatteson”

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