Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 8, 2011

MEETING AT A GLANCE

November 8, 2011
Location: Basement – St.Alphonsus Church
1429 W. Wellington
Agenda: Coffee @ 7:00 PM. Meeting begins @ 7:30 PM.

  • U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley
    Mr. Quigley will give us a full-blown report from Washington D.C. on the war, political gridlock, budget deficits, job creation and unemployment among other topics.
  • Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey
    Frequent visitor to SLN meetings, Mr. Fritchey will unveil his call for a New Marijuana Policy of ticketing for possession making practical and economic sense among other Cook County issues. As many of the SLN members were teenagers during the late 60’s and early 70’s, this should be a topic of interest.
  • Friends of Burley – Playground surface
    Friends of Burley (Burley School) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization focused on raising funds for various projects for the Burley School. The Friends will present plans to convert the old paved play space at Burley to a new community park and playground including an artificial turf athletic and play field, a soft running track, new basketball court, landscaping and more.
  • Zip Car Parking – Lakewood & Wellington
    There will be a discussion and a vote on the issue of private businesses being allocated public parking spaces to conduct for-profit business. This issue has arisen as a result of a parking spot on Lakewood being allocated to the ZipCar venture without neighborhood input. The SLN Board has been communicating with the Alderman’s office on this issue. The immediate area will be flyered and there will be a VOTE.

What happened at the last meeting?  Check the newsletter.

CPD Districts 19 (Belmont) and 23 (Town Hall) to merge

From Lt. John Willner, CPD

Hello,
By now I am sure that you have heard the news reports that indicate the 19th district police station will be closing. Since the announcement I have received many calls and emails asking questions about what will happen next, when the district will close, how the services we currently provide will be impacted and many other individual issues about manpower, response times and beat meetings.
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Property Tax Workshop for Taxpayers in Lakeview Township

A message from Commissioner John Fritchey:

Nobody wants to pay more in taxes than they are supposed to.  If your property taxes are too high, you have every right to appeal them.  Lakeview Township will soon open for appeals with the Cook County Board of Review, providing taxpayers in the township an opportunity to file an appeal of their taxes.

To help you with this process, I, and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Michael Cabonargi, will be hosting an appeals workshop to answer any questions you may have and to assist you with filing an appeal.  Details are as follows:

  • When: Thursday, October 20, 6:00-8:00pm
  • Where: Saint Luke, 1500 West Belmont Ave
  • What: Representatives from the Board of Review will explain the appeals process, answer questions and assist taxpayers in filing their appeals.

**Please remember to bring your most recent property tax bill**

 For more information, please call Bridget
at 773-871-4000 or e-mail bridget@fritchey.com

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Next Meeting – Tuesday, October 11

MEETING AT A GLANCE
October 11, 2011
Location: Basement – St.Alphonsus Church
1429 W. Wellington
Agenda:

  • 7:00PM : Coffee & Cookies
  • 7:30PM : Meeting
    • State Rep. Ann Williams
    • www.everyblock.com

State Rep. Ann Willams
This will be Ms. Wiliams first visit to SLN since her appearance prior to her election last year. She will bring us the good news from Springfield for one and all to hear. Welcome.

WWW.everyblock.com
This is a website that collects 22 types of news in Chicago including crime, media mentions, neighborhood activities, real estate listings, and others. A representative will make a presentation on the use of this website

What happened at the September meeting?  It’s in the newsletter.