Archive for July, 2006
July 28, 2006 at 10:14 pm
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OP’s village board reaches out:
Oak Park trustees are looking to stop teardowns that are threatening predominantly single-family blocks in multifamily zones.
At a study session Thursday, trustees directed Village Attorney Ray Heise to draft an ordinance that would prohibit demolition permits to be issued for single-family homes and small flats in multifamily districts for 90 days.
Trustees expect to have a first reading of the ordinance at a special meeting tomorrow, and vote to adopt it Monday.
That’s fast work, but
“We have the power as a home-rule community to do it,” said Trustee Robert Milstein, who led the charge for a moratorium. “We need to have some courage as a board.”
We can’t let that power go to waste, can we?
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July 28, 2006 at 10:14 pm
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OP’s village board reaches out:
Oak Park trustees are looking to stop teardowns that are threatening predominantly single-family blocks in multifamily zones.
At a study session Thursday, trustees directed Village Attorney Ray Heise to draft an ordinance that would prohibit demolition permits to be issued for single-family homes and small flats in multifamily districts for 90 days.
Trustees expect to have a first reading of the ordinance at a special meeting tomorrow, and vote to adopt it Monday.
That’s fast work, but
“We have the power as a home-rule community to do it,” said Trustee Robert Milstein, who led the charge for a moratorium. “We need to have some courage as a board.”
We can’t let that power go to waste, can we?
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July 24, 2006 at 10:39 am
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Brian Lantz, 305 Home Ave, is one of three Oak Parkers, of 10 letter-writers in all, in Sunday 7/23 Chi Trib decrying the Toddler Stroger coronation as county board president nominee. Lantz suggests secession: “We have” services we need. It’s a “duplication of county government.”
Two others, Carmen Vitello and Jane Jeffries, explicitly say they will vote Republican in November. “I have always voted Democratic, but I hope there is a groundswell among Democrats to support Tony Peraica to show the party that we really want change and reform,” wrote Vitello, who is not listed. “I’ve been a proud Democrat until last week. Now I’m ashamed,” wrote Jane Jeffries, also not listed. “I voted for Forrest Claypool in the primary, and for the first time in my life, I’ll be voting Republican this fall.”
Now. Is OP village board President Pope in for a dollar, having been in for a dime for the April primary, when he made calls for defeated Dem candidate Forrest Claypool? Will he be making calls for Peraica?
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July 24, 2006 at 10:39 am
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Brian Lantz, 305 Home Ave, is one of three Oak Parkers, of 10 letter-writers in all, in Sunday 7/23 Chi Trib decrying the Toddler Stroger coronation as county board president nominee. Lantz suggests secession: “We have” services we need. It’s a “duplication of county government.”
Two others, Carmen Vitello and Jane Jeffries, explicitly say they will vote Republican in November. “I have always voted Democratic, but I hope there is a groundswell among Democrats to support Tony Peraica to show the party that we really want change and reform,” wrote Vitello, who is not listed. “I’ve been a proud Democrat until last week. Now I’m ashamed,” wrote Jane Jeffries, also not listed. “I voted for Forrest Claypool in the primary, and for the first time in my life, I’ll be voting Republican this fall.”
Now. Is OP village board President Pope in for a dollar, having been in for a dime for the April primary, when he made calls for defeated Dem candidate Forrest Claypool? Will he be making calls for Peraica?
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July 10, 2006 at 8:16 pm
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From Nancy in Lake Bluff about OP tax-cutting: Lower taxes encourage development, thereby increasing the tax base. OP trustees fail to recognize this. One only had to listen today to remarks by the new treasury secretary, as he was sworn into office, to understand the logic behind lower taxes. He unapologetically proclaimed that lowering taxes worked for the federal government. Tax revenues are way up and the budget deficit has gone way down.
Me: In some way or other, this would work for Oak Park.
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July 10, 2006 at 8:16 pm
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From Nancy in Lake Bluff about OP tax-cutting: Lower taxes encourage development, thereby increasing the tax base. OP trustees fail to recognize this. One only had to listen today to remarks by the new treasury secretary, as he was sworn into office, to understand the logic behind lower taxes. He unapologetically proclaimed that lowering taxes worked for the federal government. Tax revenues are way up and the budget deficit has gone way down.
Me: In some way or other, this would work for Oak Park.
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July 5, 2006 at 9:00 am
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July 5, 2006 at 9:00 am
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July 4, 2006 at 6:55 am
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Oak Park
is the target of a recent lawsuit, filed after officials decided Lane Bryant doesn’t fit the “kind and quality” of shops desired for the building.
Sun-Times reports.
In a downtown known for its trendy shops and clothing stores, Village President David Pope said officials want “a more broad-based retailer” to fill the building rather than one with “a niche market.”
Lane Bryant specializes in clothing for women sizes 14 to 28.
Since when does local government make marketing decisions for developers?
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July 4, 2006 at 6:55 am
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Oak Park
is the target of a recent lawsuit, filed after officials decided Lane Bryant doesn’t fit the “kind and quality” of shops desired for the building.
Sun-Times reports.
In a downtown known for its trendy shops and clothing stores, Village President David Pope said officials want “a more broad-based retailer” to fill the building rather than one with “a niche market.”
Lane Bryant specializes in clothing for women sizes 14 to 28.
Since when does local government make marketing decisions for developers?
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