February 2021: Zoom & Newsletter

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February Meeting

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Doors open at 6:45
Meeting begins at 7:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84780675893?pwd=VkFFbjRRalBlMUE4MHh3UzlpaHEyZz09
or by phone at 312-626-6799
Meeting ID: 847 8067 5893
Passcode: 007776

Agenda:

  • Paul Sajovec, 32nd Ward Chief of Staff, on various ward and city issues
    Mr. Sajovec has been Alderman Waguespack’s Chief of Staff since day one, well over 10 years. Paul has appeared before the SLN membership before and also attends SLN Board Meetings. The SLN Neighborhood Development and Review Committee (NDRC) works with Paul on various zoning and development issues. Paul will most likely give us an update on the Lincoln/Belmont/Ashland Intersection, the Bel-Ray SRO expansion located at Belmont and Racine and other Ward and City issues. Paul is a fount of City information and how things work down at City Hall.
  • Chicago Department of Public Health: COVID-19 vaccine update
    A representative from this Department will give us some updated information on the whole Covid-19 Pandemic and vaccination issues.
  • Property Tax Appeal Attorney We all just got some Real Estate Tax reassessment information within the last few months. A Property Tax Appeal Attorney will provide information to guide us through the appeal process.

In the newsletter

Neighborhood news, including an update on the Herdigan Funeral Home development, restaurant news, business updates.

Read more in the newsletter.

Lakeview & Roscoe Village Chambers have merged

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The Lakeview and Roscoe Village chambers of commerce have merged. Effective January 1, 2021, the combined organization is now serving Lakeview and Roscoe Village, uniting both communities behind a common chamber of commerce. You can learn more about their recent announcement at www.lakeviewroscoevillage.com.

Lakeview Pantry: Thanks for the donations

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Last year (yea! It’s 2021 now!), we asked that our members donate to the Lakeview Pantry in lieu of buying raffle tickets at our canceled-for-the-plague Holiday Party. We’re happy to report that $1,320 were raised online, plus an additional $450 that was sent to them via check, for a total of $1,770. THANKS!

Update: We’re now at $1,823. (1/5/21)

Lincoln, Belmont, and Ashland: Upcoming changes to the intersection

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The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) could begin reconstruction of the Lincoln Belmont Ashland (LBA) intersection as early as the spring of 2021, according to Alderman Waguespack. The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce (LVCC) has confirmed this, and CDOT indicated to them that they will be asking for “final comments” on the plan before construction begins. South Lakeview Neighbors (SLN), working with other community groups, is trying to arrange a public meeting with CDOT with regards to the plans for LBA.

Image from https://chi.streetsblog.org/, linked below.

This process has been going on since 2015. Most recently, CDOT held a meeting in February of 2018 and promised another meeting to review comments presented by SLN and others. That meeting has yet to take place.

Why is CDOT rebuilding the intersection? Their first goal is to make it more pedestrian friendly and safe. It is SLN’s contention that while those changes will reduce the length of the cross-intersection walks, it does so by reducing the traffic that the LBA intersection can handle, over-restricts turns, and diverts traffic through side streets that are not designed to handle such levels of traffic, especially streets like Barry, Paulina, School, and Greenview.

SLN would like your comments and observations from our membership before the “final comment” meetings occur. To that end, we have posted this as an issue for your review and posted three documents for your review: (1) a survey from 2019, (2) a memo for a meeting with Alderman Waguespack and (3) a letter to the Alderman. This has been going on since 2016, as documented by StreetsBlog Chicago in a summary article and in detail in an earlier piece.

Please review the information posted here and use the comments below to discuss. We will present your input to both CDOT and the Alderman.

Thank you for your attention.

— The officers and directors of South Lakeview Neighbors

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