The Next Meeting is Tuesday, November 10

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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!

New WhyLakeview.com Market Data Portal Provides Free Dynamic Business Intelligence

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Selection_006The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce has launched a new neighborhood market data portal at WhyLakeview.com, putting access to powerful business intelligence only a mouse-click away and demonstrating that Lakeview is where businesses can find the customers they’re looking for. The community is highly educated, spends more per household than other communities in the region, and is home to a compelling mix of singles and families who like to take advantage of what their neighborhood has to offer.

Users of the portal can view and map demographic data such as education levels, consumer spending, and age for Chicago’s West Lakeview neighborhood. Custom demographic radius reports can be created by address. Businesses are mapped by industry showing their distribution and concentrations throughout the area. In addition, a listing of available storefronts is maintained on the site. WhyLakeview.com gathers community insights often sought by business looking to relocate, expand or re-brand into a ‘one-stop-shop’ business portal on the web.

SLN Lincoln Hub Survey Results

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As noted at the meeting, we asked people to rate two questions on a 10 point scale (where 1 is total dismissal of the idea and 10 is absolute, enthusiastic support) and to provide comments.

Support traffic calming (scale of 1-10)

Support the Hub (scale of 1-10)

Summary

All Responses

4.87

3.50

SLN Members

5.14

3.78

Non Members

4.56

3.19

Thanks to everyone who particpated.View the SLN Lincoln Hub Survey Results

As an organization, we’ll do our best to  ensure that the future of the intersection is handled through well-advertised and, one hopes, well-attended public fora.

Feel free to comment below!

October 13 Meeting

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Fall, a season of hope and renewal!  And with that, a real treat of an SLN meeting on October 13. Sure, you might miss part of the Democratic candidates debate, but let’s get real and get local.
Athenaeum Theater
2936 N. Southport

7:00PM – Doors open
7:30PM – Meeting begins

Agenda

  • S&G Restaurant – liquor license request

  • State Rep. Ann Williams

  • U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley

  • Lincoln/Southport/Wellington intersection (Lincoln Hub aka Polka Dot Park) discussion and results of Survey

S & G Restaurant – liquor license request

The owners of S&G (the Boudouvas Family) are requesting a liquor license in order to serve beer and wine with their dinners. This is a special situation as the restaurant lies within a certain distance of the St. Alphonsus Church and the Alphonsus Academy school. This required the business to go through the State of Illinois to obtain permission for the city to decide on a liquor license.

State Representive – Ann Williams

State Rep. Williams will give an update on current legislation and her views on the stalemate that is occurring in the fine State of Illinois government.

US Congressman – Mike Quigley

As Congress is currently not in session, Mr. Quigley contacted SLN to request an opportunity to address the SLN membership on Washington D.C. happenings.

Lincoln/Southport/Wellington intersection – Lincoln Hub aka Polka Dot Park: discussion and survey results

The installation of the traffic calming-people space was presented and discussed at the May 2015 SLN Membership Meeting.

At that meeting, though the comments were overwhelmingly negative, SLN felt that a more complete discussion should wait until the configuration could be finally altered based on SSA 27 observations and the neighborhood had a few months to hone their opinion.

SLN will flyer the membership boundaries prior to the October meeting requesting that neighbors respond by email as to whether they are in favor or opposed to the current configuration. Those attending the monthly membership meeting will able to present their opinions and also respond to the Survey in person.

If you have not filled out our survey, please do so soon. We’ll be tallying the results, culling the best comments, etc. on Monday. The survey can be found at http://sstern.us/1JMjF9D

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.

What happened at the September meeting?

You’ll find that in the October newsletter!