Frankfort Township Board Granted Authority to Sell Lighthouse Pointe Senior Housing Lots

Frankfort Township Annual Town Meeting | April 14, 2026

Article Summary: The Frankfort Township electorate, meeting at the April 14, 2026, Annual Town Meeting, voted to delegate to the Township Board the power to buy, sell, or lease township property — including all or part of the Lighthouse Pointe senior housing site and its 12 lots. The measure passed unanimously.

Lighthouse Pointe Property Authority Key Points:

• The Annual Town Meeting delegated to the Town Board the power to purchase, sell, or lease property “including all or a portion of the property at Lighthouse Pointe,” specifically naming Lots 1 through 12.
• The motion was made by Joe Kral and seconded by Tom Kennedy; all members present voted aye with no nays.
• The delegation requires that any transaction comply with the applicable provisions of the Illinois Township Code.
• Lighthouse Pointe is the township’s senior housing development; the township maintains a separate Senior Housing Fund that ended the fiscal year with a balance of more than $3.5 million.

FRANKFORT TOWNSHIP — The Frankfort Township Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, voted to delegate to the Township Board the authority to purchase, sell, or lease township-owned property, including all or a portion of the Lighthouse Pointe senior housing site, on terms the board deems appropriate.

The action came on a motion by Joe Kral, seconded by Tom Kennedy, at the meeting held at Frankfort Town Hall, 11008 W. Lincoln Hwy. Upon the vote, all members present voted aye and there were no nays, according to the signed minutes.

The motion authorized the board to act on township property “including all or a portion of the property at Lighthouse Pointe (including Lots 1 through 12 in Lighthouse Point) on such terms and conditions as the Town Board deems appropriate,” provided the manner of any transaction complies with applicable provisions of the Township Code. The minutes do not record any discussion of specific terms, pricing, or a prospective buyer or tenant, and none should be inferred from the action itself — the vote granted authority rather than approving any particular transaction.

A Standing Authority for Senior Housing Property

Lighthouse Pointe is the township’s senior housing development. The delegation of property authority echoes prior practice: the same delegation, naming Lots 1 through 12 at Lighthouse Pointe in nearly identical language, was a standing agenda item at the township’s earlier annual meetings. By granting this authority at the annual meeting, the electorate gives the elected board flexibility to handle real-estate transactions on the senior housing parcels during the year without convening the town meeting again.

The township’s financial reports underscore the scale of the senior housing operation. The Senior Housing Fund began the fiscal year on April 1, 2025, with a balance of $3,530,067.09, took in $445,922.70 in revenue, spent $429,618.61, and closed March 31, 2026, with a balance of $3,546,371.18. Senior housing expenditures during the year included substantial building and grounds work — among them $56,362.50 to Decks by Design, $24,036 to Pro Source Granite, $18,735.66 to Creative Carpet, $14,486 to Lorenz Appliances, $13,237.86 to Home Depot, and $12,822.60 to Bath Fitter — consistent with maintenance and renovation of an aging-resident facility.

Senior housing was also a recurring theme in the meeting’s public input period. Resident Peter Czernik said he is happy living in Frankfort Township senior housing, that he had been on the waiting list for five years, and that he was impressed with the snow removal this past winter. Former county and township figure Jim Moustis used his time to argue for expanding the township’s senior housing, saying he believes there is “a real need for additional affordable senior housing” and asking the board to consider a resident survey and a possible referendum to gauge support, along with a workshop on the financing.

The minutes record no opposition to the property-authority delegation, which passed as presented.