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ForestParkReview.com Vol. 107, No. 36
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REVIEW SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
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Altenheim proposes buying back land from the village The senior living center wants greenspace and parking By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
At the village council meeting Aug. 26, Altenheim officials made a presentation, proposing to repurchase a portion of land it sold to the village over two decades ago. The Altenheim, a nonprofit at 7824 Madison St., provides housing for seniors at a below market rate value. While The Altenheim owns the building, the village of Forest Park bought 11 acres around the building from The Altenheim in 2001 for $3.6 million. Now The Altenheim is looking to buy back a portion of that village-owned land — about 1.5 acres to the building’s west as potential green space and 0.8 acres around the building’s south and west sides. The latter would serve as parking, to accommodate a hypothetical building expansion, and as a buffer for repairs to the building’s exterior. “On certain walls, there’s not even room to lean up a ladder,” Simone Boutet, The Altenheim’s lawyer, told the Forest Park Review. Boutet and Mark Zinni, a member of See ALTENHEIM on page 12
Suspect caught STEVEN LIFKA
The Labor Day shooting on the Blue Line in Forest Park rattled the area’s sense of safety. Authorities say there is no longer a risk. Story on page 6.
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