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The Board gave staff direction to return with next steps on homeownership programs, including homebuyer education, down payment help, and a mortgage credit certificate program. Trustees also adopted a $73,111 street furniture purchase for the Oak Park Avenue streetscape and approved longer field light hours for OPRF High School’s fall sports season.
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The biggest takeaway is that Oak Park is moving forward on several ways to make homeownership more accessible, including education, assistance for first-time buyers, and a mortgage credit certificate program that can lower taxes for eligible buyers. Trustees discussed ways to help residents stay in Oak Park as housing costs rise and asked staff to bring back more detailed plans and funding analysis. They also approved a purchase for streetscape furniture and extended lighting hours at the high school field so more youth and community groups can use it in the fall.
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