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The committee approved a $54,260 contract with SB Friedman to study and recommend changes to the downtown Special Service Area (SSA) and approved an amendment extending a five‑year property tax abatement for Supermercados El Güero at 118 Jackson Street so the abatement covers 2025–2029.
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The city will pay a consultant to study whether the downtown SSA (an area that collects extra funds to pay for local services, improvements, or business district activities) should stay the same, be split, expanded, or reorganized. Any changes to SSA boundaries or funding would still need approval by City Council and the Joliet City Center Partnership board. The committee also adjusted a previously granted five‑year property tax break for a grocery store so its five‑year abatement applies from 2025 through 2029 because the store opened later than planned. These actions aim to evaluate downtown funding and support a local grocery business, though changes to revenues or boundaries would require further votes.
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