Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 00:02
Robert Broome and a group formed "in resistance to AT&T's placement of the huge [VRAD Project Lightspeed] boxes" and in particular the one at Highland/Hartzell have started a website, stopthebox.org. They plan to speak out at the Council meeting Mon. 9/22.
For some time we have been hearing about how the City of Evanston cannot afford to do anything. Why is that?
I believe the City has become accustomed to reaping fat building permit and tear down fees and has been living off these for far too long and not planning for the eventuality when those become non existent. “Go ahead and spend it! There will always be more coming in!” NOT!!!
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Thu, 09/11/2008 - 18:50
Contrary to some misperceptions, affordable housing advocates in Evanston, at least all those I know, don't want to confine affordable housing to only one part of the town. In fact, for many months, the Citizens Lighthouse Community Land Trust has been working on the acquisition and development of a single-family home in the 6th Ward in northwest Evanston, and had even entered into a contract for purchase.
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 17:01
While double-checking the time for tonight's Plan Commission meeting to finish discussing the Downtown Plan, I noticed that the City calendar now says it's "cancelled." A call to the City confirmed that there won't be a quorum. The meeting will be rescheduled.
The Zoning Committee of the Plan Commission will meet as scheduled at 6 pm to discuss the West Side Plan and a new ordinance to restrict sale of guns.
