Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz addressed the rumors regarding the current mental health center project in Tinley Park and said “I love Tinley Park too much to let lies rule the conversation.”
“Unlike the people who are responsible for spreading this information, I won't engage in speculation or resort to cheap insults, but instead provide a very clear timeline of events with documentation to back it up,” Glotz said in the video. “I love Tinley Park too much and care about its welfare too deeply to let lies rule the conversation.”
The Tinley Park Park District is currently in charge of developing a parcel of land and building a Mental Health Center in Tinley Park, having purchased the land from the state for $1. Residents have questioned why the Village and the Village Board are not involved with the project.
“State Senator Michael Hastings, State Representative Bob Rita, and the Tinley Park Park District leaders, including Lisa Donovan and Ashley Rubino, have been saying for years that the village wanted to bring a Racino to the property and that Rita and Hastings stopped it,” Glotz said. “That's not exactly true.”
Glotz gave a timeline of events dating back to 2015 when the village board started planning for how they could develop the 280 acre parcel. Glotz showed records of former Mayor Jacob Vandenburg having private meetings with developers and brought action items regarding the land parcel and development to the board without warning. In 2019, State Rep. Rita amended a House Bill to include allowance for a Racino to be built in the area, and then Trustee Glotz voted against a village proposal in favor of it.
The Village of Tinley Park attempted to purchase the land after Glotz became mayor, but the legislation in the state allowing the purchase died after Glotz refused to endorse State Sen. Hastings, and Hastings failed to finish filing the legislation.
Glotz ended his video with the Tinley Park Park District, where one of the directing members is the daughter of Rita, purchasing the land for $1 after never showing interest in the land before, and having the sale authorized in state legislation that was dedicated to Alopecia Awareness.
Michael Glotz was first elected to the Tinley Park Village Board as a Trustee in 2017 and served under former Mayor Zabrocki. After serving under former Mayor Vandenburg, Glotz decided to run for mayor, and was elected in 2021. Previously, Glotz worked in engineering with heavy machinery, and was a Union Steward for Local 150 Operating Engineers.
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