Central Street Neighbors Association Est. 2007

You'd think the last thing Evanston needs is more meetings, but in the wake of the "walkout" by three commissioners at the last Plan Commission meeting come two more meetings this week. First, on Monday, May 19, at 6:00 pm in the Aldermanic Library, the City Council is having a special meeting at which the agenda includes only one public item, "Discussion of the Plan Commission." I have no further information on this cryptic reference at this time and would encourage Ald. Moran and Ald. Tisdahl, both registered users for this site, to offer a little illumination.

The sporadic Bluegrass Legends Concerts series resumes this Saturday night, May 17, at the American Legion Hall, 1030 Central St., with a show by the Lovell Sisters. The opening act is an Irish band named Cù Roì, graduates of the Academy of Irish Music in Chicago. Show is at 8, doors open at 7, seats are limited. For more info: http://chicagobluegrass.com/.

I'd like to know when it was decided that downtown Evanston should be comprised of tall buildings crowded together. The consultants' definition of words like "density" was reminiscent of something from George Orwell.
According to them, "density" only applies to residential areas, and tall buildings crowded together is merely a feature of a "downtown" area.

And now this from the Just When You Thought it Couldn't Get Weirder Dept. The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Plan Commission last night (May 14), with about 30 community residents, ended in a fiasco. The Commission is currently at only 8 members due to the resignation of Sara McMurray. Chairman Woods was also absent (after having given a pro-Tower pitch at P&D last Wednesday) as the Commission moved into ch.