NU Extension For Zoning Change-Mon. 6/14 Channel 16

Submitted by Mary Rosinski on Mon, 06/14/2021 - 14:58

In  2019, the last council made a decision which favored Northwestern University  Athletics and use of the property  in the U2 district over objections by residents and local business. This requested zoning change did not meet the standards in the zoning ordnance and  comprehensive Plan which were required.   

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Where Did the Tax Hike Go? Fact-Checking District 65 Finances

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 15:15

It’s a paradox of Evanston that fiscal hawks and taxpayer advocates focus on City finances, but it’s the two school districts that collect and spend most of our property tax dollars. Our K-8 system slips by with, generally, lack of attention, since at any given time most Evanston households don’t have kids in that system. Hot-button issues like redistricting or the closing or construction of a school draw a spotlight, but generally curriculum is too little discussed and school finances even less. If District 65 is getting a lot of attention it is usually because there is a problem.

District 65 is now getting a lot of attention and there is a problem. A couple big ones, actually.

Ward Candidate answers to CSNA Questionnaire 3/3/2021

Submitted by CSNA on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 15:08

Tomorrow is Election Day. So we compiled 6th and 7th Ward aldermanic candidate answers on their revenue ideas, costs savings ideas, and legislaitve plans into one easy chart. Click the image below to see the fullsize pdf. To review our entire aldermanic forum or the full questionnaires submitted by the candidates, click on the links in this sentence.

 

Evanston Smear PAC Thumbs Nose at Campaign Finance Law

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Fri, 04/02/2021 - 11:27

As widely reported, Evanston's ongoing municipal elections have been disrupted by negative mailings from a new, mysterious political committee  ("PAC") called Evanston Together, attacking five  candidates -- four challengers and one incumbent alderman, Tom Suffredin (6th) -- with false accusations. The PAC falsely accused the five of wanting to "abolish" Evanston's 70-year-old managerial form of government, when no candidate had been campaigning on such a plank or said that. In the case of one candidate, Clare Kelly, running a strong First Ward campaign, the attacks slunk into sheer character assassination. Now it appears the group, a chief contributor of which is lame-duck mayor Steve Hagerty, has also been violating Illinois campaign finance law by concealing the contributions and expenditures until this very late date.

The D-2 form just filed by the PAC shows two contributions of $5,000, one by Hagerty and one by a Wilmette resident who reportedly co-owns Evanston property, and one contribution of $1,000, all dated 3/24, along with expenditures of ~$13,000, none earlier than 3/26. The contribution and expenditure dates raised my eyebrows because voters have been receiving these mailings since mid-March. However, even taking the dates reported at face value, it looks like violation of law.

 

 

CSNA District 65 Candidate Forum 3/17/2021

Submitted by CSNA on Wed, 03/17/2021 - 22:39

After you click on the video above you can click on YouTube logo at the bottom of the video frame to watch a larger easier to see version streamed directly from the YouTube site. There you can also select the full sctreen option.  Speakers names should be more visible in the lower-left corner of the larger format streamed from YouTube.

District 65 Election Resources

Submitted by CSNA on Tue, 03/16/2021 - 11:34

Resources publised by District 65

Resources from outside District 65

Stanford - Evanston CCSD 65:

Illinois State Board of Education - Evanston CCSD 65:

 

CSNA Dist. 65 Candidate Forum Wed 3/17 7:00 PM

Submitted by CSNA on Fri, 03/12/2021 - 17:08

Central Street Neighbors Association is hosting a District 65 School Board candidates Forum on Wednesday, March 17th from 7- 9 PM via a Zoom Webinar.
 
There are eight candidates for four board positions. Due to the large number of candidates, we will only be able to address a limited number of questions.  We are asking that interested parties submit questions in advance to:

csnaboard9@gmail.com

That will allow time to screen and combine similar questions. While the Q&A feature will be available during the webinar we expect that that most questions asked live will come from email submissions.

So, please send your questions to csnaboard9@gmail.com ahead of the meeting.
 
Questions asked using the Q&A feature and not addressed live will be passed along to the candidates after the meeting so they can answer these via campaign websites and emails as appropriate.
 
No advance registration is required but our Zoom license limits our capacity to the first 500 attendees to log in. Details and links to the Zoom will be posted separately here on our site.

Jeff Smith will be our moderator.  Candidates will have time for a brief opening and closing statement.  Each candidate will be asked to respond to a series of questions.  Because of the size of the panel, we think there will be only 6-7 questions.  Candidates will have a minute and a half to respond.

Eight candidates are running for four seats. Incumbents are marked (Inc.). Links to campaign web sites and Facebook pages are here below:

Angela Blaising - Web Site - FB Page
Joseph 'Joey' Hailpern (Inc.) - Web Site - FB Page
Soo La Kim (Inc.) - Web Site  FB Page
Elisabeth 'Biz' Lindsay-Ryan (Inc.) - Web Site - FB Page
Ndona Muboyayi - Web Site - FB Page
Donna Wang Su - Web Site - FB Page
Katie Magrino Voorhees - Web Site - FB Page
Marquise Weatherspoon - Web Site FB Page

To join the Zoom Webinar on Wednesday use the link below:

Or if attending by telephone:audio only ...

  • Dial  312 626 6799

... and enter the wewbinar ID if requested:

Webinar ID: 829 2415 7785

Would you like to shred something?

Submitted by CSNA on Sat, 03/06/2021 - 22:53

If you have been using your time at home this winter to clear personal documents out of your basement, home office, corner of the bedroom, etc., but have been looking for a way to safely dispose of them, here is some good news! 

Who: Central Street Neighbors Association CSNA

What:  CSNA is sponsoring a ...

DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT

... for our neighbors in the 6th and 7th Ward

Where: North end of West Parking Lot - Northwestern Ryan Field (enter from Ashland Ave. using the furthest north entrance)

When: Saturday, March 13th 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

How:

  • Limit is 2 banker boxes per auto
  • Regular paper only (bills, bank statements, etc…)
  • NO newsprint
  • NO binders
  • NO cardboard
  • NO metal binder clips
  • (Staples and paper clips are okay)
  • Dump your documents and take home your empty boxes

Details:

  • All residents of the 6th and 7th wards are welcome, but if you are not a CSNA member, please consider joining!

Also, if you will have time on Saturday morning, we are still looking for volunteers to help direct traffic and assist unloading the documents.  If you can volunteer, please call Dave Staub at (312) 543-8528.

 

I can hear your saying, "Wow, it feels good to dump that old stuff!" 

CSNA 2021 Aldermanic Forum Video

Submitted by CSNA on Sat, 03/06/2021 - 12:01

Natural Habitat Evanston Online Presentation on Tuesday, March 9

Submitted by Megan L on Fri, 03/05/2021 - 19:42

Pollinator gardens: Transitioning from Turf -  Tuesday March 9, 7:30pm

What can you do that advances climate action, community health and biodiversity?  Do Less.  Find out why a gentler garden clean up and natural gardening is better for you, songbirds and bugs like fireflies, praying mantises, and butterflies.  Natural Habitat Evanston will present and discuss the issues with you. (25 minute presentation; 1 hour total)

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