While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget would slash $470,000 in funds for Flossmoor this year, the Meijer development will definitely mean a permanent increase in village revenues starting in 2016.
Village officials preparing Flossmoor’s annual budget see a promising fiscal future taking shape this year with the construction of a 192,940-square-foot Meijer store at the village’s southwest corner.
They also see the state’s continuing financial instability both as a major question mark and as an imminent…
