Water Main Update: Wellington (Paulina to Southport)

Posted on by Steven Stern

waterfaucet-300pxFrom Alderman Waguespack’s office:

The City now has a notification website that will keep you updated on the progress of this project; click here to sign up.

Construction crews have begun preparing the site for the water main installation, including the marking of other utility services. You will notice construction equipment and materials placed in your area. The project will consist of several phases over the coming weeks.

Once the new water main has been installed, the new pipe will be pressurized, disinfected with chlorine and tested. The process of switching services from the old main to the new main will then begin. During that transfer period, you will be without water for a few hours. Your building will receive a handout notifying you when your water service will be temporarily interrupted prior to the service transfer.

Please take the following actions after the service transfer:

  • Remove aerator screens located at the tip of your faucets.
  • Open all your water faucets and hose taps for 3 to 5 minutes in order to flush the water lines.
  • Close all your water faucets, hose taps and replace the aerators.

These actions will help maintain optimum water quality by removing sediment or rust that may have come loose from your property’s water service line as a result of the water main replacement.

Once the services have been transferred, the street will be temporarily restored with concrete until complete restoration of the street with asphalt can be done. ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps will be repaired or installed where needed, along with repair of damaged parkway and sidewalk. The final restoration of the street will include milling the surface, placing new asphalt, and painting the street markings.

The restoration schedule is subject to change and may be impacted by adverse weather conditions. Asphalt is not available during winter months, which may delay the final restoration of the street.

Happy Holidays!

Posted on by Steven Stern

party-pinguin--card-ocal-300pxHOLIDAY PARTY
DECEMBER 8, 2015

WILL’S NORTHWOODS INN
3030 N. RACINE
6:30PM – 8:30PM

  • Drinks

  • Food prepared by Will’s Kitchen

  • Raffle donations to:
    Lakeview Food Pantry
    Athenaeum Theatre Restoration Fund

In the heated tent and back bar area. Plenty of room to spread out and hooks for your coats. Will’s kitchen has been given the green light to put together a great spread with items not normally on the menu.

Open bar – beer, wine, well drinks and pop. Members, family and friends are invited.

Bring your next door neighbor and recruit them to be an SLN member.

Holiday donations by SLN: Please note that the Board has voted to donate all the proceeds from the liquor basket and split-the-pot raffles to the Lakeview Pantry and the Athenaeum Theatre Restoration Fund. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

NOTE: Your membership dues must be paid and up to date in order to attend the Holiday Party.

What happened at the November meeting?

  • We voted on the Lincoln Hub
  • We learned about our neighborhood jewels, Jahn and Burley schools
  • We learned how to be safe from CAPS Sergeant Jason Clark

And there’s more in the newsletter, including

  • A review of Flo, the new place on Ashland
  • The #11 bus is back!!

 

Lincoln Hub vote at November 10 meeting

Posted on by Steven Stern

12074927_10207112779685291_9158562198136204243_nAs a follow up to our survey of residents about the Lincoln Hub, we had a members-only vote at the November 10 meeting.

If you had to choose, would you:

A.  I prefer to keep the current design intersection

B.  I would prefer to return the intersection to its original design.

The vote was 26 to “return to the original design” and 12 to “keep the current design”.

We will communicate this result to Alderman Waguespack, the Lakeview Chamber, and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT).

South Lakeview Neighbors hopes to be able to work with all three to improve the intersection in a way that the community can support.

The Next Meeting is Tuesday, November 10

Posted on by Steven Stern

Time and place:

Athenaeum Theater
2936 N. Southport
7:00PM – Doors open
7:30PM – Meeting begins

school-crossing-300pxAgenda

  1. CAPS Rep – Sgt. Jason Clark

  2. Local Grammar School Principal presentations

  3. Lincoln Hub @ Lincoln/Southport/Wellington : Yes or No secret ballot vote on the Configuration

CAPS Representative – Sgt Jason T. Clark

CAPS Sgt Clark will give a presentation regarding neighborhood burglaries and robberies.

Sgt. Clark is a 20 year veteran of the police force. Sgt. Clark started his career in the 23rd District. He has worked on various tact teams, robbery/burglary teams, saturation teams and a narcotics task force with HUD/OIG. He was promoted to sergeant in 2005. He has been stationed in the 19th District since July 2008.

Local Grammar School Principals

SLN has invited the principals from Burley, Jahn and Agassiz to attend the November meeting to update the membership on the academics and operations of our local schools.

Lincoln Hub (Lincoln/Southport/Wellington) – YES or NO vote

We had a May meeting complaining about the new design. The SLN survey results were revealed and we had a discussion with comments at the October meeting. Now SLN Board just wants to know:

If you had to chose, would you prefer to:

  1. keep the current intersection configuration or

  2. return the intersection to its original design.

This will be a secret ballot vote.

As the by-laws state

  • Article III-Membership: To vote on any issue, other than a zoning change request, one must be a member for at least 60 days prior to voting.

  • Voting must be in person.

So, to vote you must be a renewing member with dues paid in full before this meeting or a new member as of the September 8, 2015 meeting.

Results of the vote will be forwarded to the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce and Alderman Waguespack’s office. The result is purely advisory.

Member Socializing – 7:00 to 7:30 in the Athenaeum Lobby.

The Athenaeum opens its bar for members to purchase some beer, wine or pop before the start of the monthly meeting. Come a little earlier to the meeting for some member socializing. Your purchase helps support the operations of The Athenaeum Theatre.

Thank you and see you there.

Newsletter

greedy-rat-300pxWhat happened at the last meeting? What has Joni reviewed this month?  How does Bill deal with rats?  All of this and MORE can be found in the November newsletter.  Read it now!