Homewood open space project on hold

A project that would close off a portion of a street in downtown Homewood to create a village green is on hold, pending more community involvement in the planning process…

The village board last month approved moving forward with the estimated $500,000 project that’s to be funded by revenue from a special taxing district. Village manager Jim Marino said the village must use the funds for economic development by Dec. 31….please click here to read Ginger Brashinger’s story in the Southtown Star, or here to read a related story in the Patch by  Lauren Traut .