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FN:Ronald S. Cope
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TITLE:Partner
ORG:Schain, Banks, Kenny & Schwartz, Ltd.
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TEL;TYPE=work,voice:312-345-5763
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Ronald Cope practices in the areas of zoning, land-use, municipal law and litigation for the firm. He has extensive experience in the creation of Tax Increment Financing districts, the establishment of special assessments and special service areas, the creation of business districts and redevelopment areas and the condemnation of land for public use.
Ron has represented many clients, both private and governmental, in land use matters including the creation of planned unit developments and annexations, defending sand mining, hydraulic fracturing, drafting new zoning ordinances, and planning and funding redevelopment projects and town centers. He also has provided counsel to numerous municipalities and private developers.
Recent Development and Economic Incentive Transactions:
Currently working on zoning for drug and alcohol addiction facility.
Represented County and developer in defending a 151-wind turbine wind farm against challenges to the zoning and actions for various forms of damage. This is more than a $400 million wind farm development.
Represented corporation in development of ethanol plant with the issuance of $44,000,000 Tax Increment Financing Bonds in Northwestern Illinois.
Represented wind farm developer in the siting of a 90-turbine wind farm in Hamilton County, Kansas.
Represented municipality and wind farm developer in the siting of a 72-turbine wind
farm in Thomas County, Kansas.
Represented Village in Business District Redevelopment Plan financing for redevelopment of regional shopping center in DuPage County.
Represented Village in Redevelopment Plan for resort property with the total issuance of $9,400,000 General Obligation Bonds in DuPage County.
Represented Village in creating Special Services Areas with total issuance of $48,000,000 Special Service Area Bonds in Kendall County.
Represented City in Redevelopment Plan financing with issuance of $16,250,000 Special Tax Refunding Bonds (2014)
Represented City in Redevelopment Plan financing with issuance of $15,605,000 Special Tax Refunding Bonds (2015)
Work on complex annexations involving combinations of intergovernmental agreements and economic incentive agreements and the creation of Special Service Areas for the development of regional shopping center in the Northwest Chicago suburbs.
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