MAYOR’S LETTER:
VILLAGE OF HANOVER PARK
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he Village of Hanover Park is a dynamic community because of its residents and businesses. It is a community rich with culture and has a reputation as a friendly, quiet place to start your life and to raise a family where housing is affordable with quality schools. With 80 different nationalities and 30 languages spoken in Hanover Park, we are, as our tagline says, “America’s Global Village.” Hanover Park is known for responsible government, and I am proud to say that for the fourth consecutive year, the Village of Hanover Park will have a zero percent property tax increase and no increase to the water and sewer rate for the fifth consecutive year. The Village is in the process of developing a new Village Center in the current Ontarioville Historic District. To start, overhead wires are being buried and streetscape improvements will be installed in Spring/Summer 2020. A new plaza and park are part of a well-designed public open space system around the Metra Station. Hanover Park just added several new restaurants – yes, we truly are a Global Village! Check out the new Yummy Station for Asian cuisine, Neehee’s for Indian, and Briana’s Pancake House for an authentic American brunch! Over 50 local dining establishments are located in Hanover Park – check
the Village’s online Business Directory on our website at hpil.org. At this year’s U.S. Conference of Mayors 87th Annual Meeting, Hanover Park was one of five cities in the United States to receive an Annual Climate Protection Award- Honorable Mention- in the small city category. Hanover Park won the award for its Solar Installation Permitting initiative. The initiative took quick, bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles to solar development in the community. The program has leveraged more than $780,000 in solar energy investment, helping bring more clean energy and climate protection to Hanover Park. The award highlights that Hanover Park is “Open for Solar Business!” The Village of Hanover Park is a great community to live, visit, work, and do business in!
RODNEY S. CRAIG
Mayor Village of Hanover Park
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