Lakewood Village will have its first church, possibly before Thanksgiving. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Palatine received approval at a hearing before the Lakewood Planning and Zoning Committee and the Village Board to locate a church in the shopping center, Redtail, LLC, located on Redtail Drive, near Ackman Road. The approval for the rezoning was recommended by the Lakewood Planning and Zoning Committee and the Village Board voted 5 to 1 to approve the zoning. The single opposition vote was from Trustee Ken Santowski who expressed some concern whether the church would bring in the round-about sales tax revenues others felt would accrue.
A number of business owners in the center and the center's manager all expressed positive thoughts regarding the residual sales tax revenue as well as positive remarks of having a church in this location.
Although there were some concerns regarding parking, it was felt that since most of the traffic for the church would take place on Sunday when the retail establishments are not open. There were also remarks that the church location would provide residual sales tax revenue benefits.
Church members and the minister say they hope to be able to have occupancy by November 1.
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