Working with the DCEO, Mason sought clarification on the grant application since six taxing bodies — Zion, District 126, Zion Elementary School District 6, the Zion Park District, the Zion-Be…
Exelon’s Zion nuclear power plant was closed in 1998. All that remains is buried nuclear waste. A provision of Illinois’ 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act designed to provide relief to Zion taxpayers now has the intended beneficiaries fighting for what they believe is their fair share of about $330 million in environmental compensation over the next 22 years.
When the CEJA was signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in September of 2021, the legislation had a part allowing Zion to receive a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity of almost $15 million annually for 23 years. McKinney formed a leadership group with representatives of each taxing entity to devise a plan. There was a consensus — with the exception of District 6 — to use the money to abate property taxes for Zion residents and businesses.
The District 126 Board of Education approved a resolution on May 28 opposing the plan, claiming it should receive a proportional share — which should be 27% — and the city should get 16%, according to the language of the resolution. Lynette Zimmer, the co-interim superintendent of District 6, said the seven schools within the district average 71 years in age. At a meeting last year, more than 100 residents were asked how the CEJA money should be spent. They preferred improved buildings to lower taxes, she said.
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