07-21-2025 City Council Highlights

FREEPORT, IL — Highlights from the July 21, 2025 Freeport City Council meeting include the demolition of 17-19 W. Main Street, a downtown property that has contamination.

17-19 W. Main Street

The City has received a reimbursable Brownfield grant award of nearly $1.7 Million to demolish 17 & 19 W. Main Street in downtown Freeport. This location was formerly a sanitary cleaners business and has confirmed contamination that needs to be cleaned up as part of the process.

Both downtown structures have debilitating roof and water issues that make them unrepairable. This project involves protecting the two adjoining commercial buildings, removing asbestos, demolishing the entire site to basement grade, proper waste disposal to an approved facility, installing structural support, and undertaking basic ground and building restoration. Fischer’s Excavating was lowest responsible bidder for the project at $1.1 Million.

Other News

Detective Justin Holden with the Freeport Police Department was honored by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police for his excellent work in the Freeport community in getting illegal firearms off the street. Great work Detective Holden!

More information about these topics and more can be found in the City Council meeting packet, viewable here: LINK TO AGENDA

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