Submitted by Jim Hughes on Fri, 05/03/2019 - 20:26
From a recent Crain's Chicago Business article:
"If there is a silver lining, at least in the near term, it's that higher assessments on commercial properties in Cook County are likely to result in lower taxes for many homeowners. In Evanston, for instance, the assessed value of all residential property rose 25 percent from 2018 to 2019, while the assessed value of all commercial and industrial property rose 125 percent. The wide gap suggests that taxes will rise for commercial and industrial landlords in the suburb when property tax bills come out next year but drop for Evanston homeowners"
Read the full story here:
Crain's Chicago Business 4/12/2019: What Evanston's assessments tell us about the new assessor's new math
Submitted by Mary Rosinski on Wed, 07/25/2018 - 10:24
Take a break and take some time.. Thurs. July 26 6-7:30 stop by Gilbert Park and see the Mural of Africa which has been restored in joint collarboration with Friends of Gilbert Park, Evanston Parks & Lakefront Alliance, City of Evanston and Pinel Andrew Costruction( who graciously did the work for free)
This is an important park in the 5th ward and we hope you will come by and make some new friends while seeing the mural.
Bring the kids, friends, grandparent, anyone...
Submitted by Mary Rosinski on Mon, 07/23/2018 - 14:33
The Demolition cost will be more than the $400,000 offered by the Dunes group.
If the Supporters who want to raise fund to renovate and operate the building give the $15,000 a year the city said it cost to maintain the property -let them have time to show they create a place on the lakefront for all-and NOT funded by the taxpayers.- Unlike the $56,000,000 Robert Crown Project.
Submitted by Mary Rosinski on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 20:03
~~Over the past 6 weeks, Northwestern, the neighbors, and the city worked to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution for the parking lot lighting and alley. I would like to thank Alan Anderson, NU Neighborhood Relations, and John D’Angelo, NU Facilities Management, for working so well with the neighbors. Northwestern has been easy to work with during the process, they have been receptive to neighbor concerns and willing to change some design points. The neighbors have been willing to compromise to help NU meet what they need to accomplish.
Submitted by Jim Hughes on Fri, 02/06/2015 - 17:02
From the Atlantic CITYLAB website by Lydia Lee posted Feb. 6, 2015:
"In most places, sidewalk snow-clearing is left to individual homeowners. In Ann Arbor, one neighborhood decided to pool its resources instead."
The SnowBuddy tractor, driven and funded by volunteers, clears all 12 miles of sidewalk of the Water Hill neighborhood of Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Paul Tinkerhess)
Saw the above in a tweet from City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz this morning. Thought it worth sharing.
Click here or on the photo above to jump to the full article and comment either here at CSNA or at the Citylab.com website.
Jim
Submitted by Jim Hughes on Fri, 10/31/2014 - 16:44
Submitted by Jim Hughes on Thu, 09/11/2014 - 11:49
... "The best way for the City to honor the enormous and successful effort of all those who contributed to the heralded Central Street Master Plan is to give its ideas a chance to work." ...
Read the whole essay ...
The City Should Respect and Follow the Central Street Master Plan
A Guest Essay By John Walsh, Evanston RoundTable, 9/10/2014
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