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Recap: City Council
Here s a recap of our live coverage of this evening s Evanston City Council special meeting focused largely on issues related to affordable housing.
A packet with information on tonight’s agenda items is available online.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting called to order at 5:32 p.m.
Mayor Steve Hagerty says COVID-19 numbers have gone down with restrictions some of which are now being lifted. Discusses current pandemic statistics.
Mayor says vaccinations are starting to move to Phase 1b, says the city doesn’t control how many vaccine doses the city gets, and typically has relatively little advance notice of the additional doses arriving. Says residents will be called for vaccination scheduling as doses become available.
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Skate park fans get a receptive hearing from Evanston aldermen.
A rendering of a concept for a potential temporary skate park. (City of Evanston)
Skate park fans turned out by the dozens at Tuesday’s Evanston City Council meeting, and aldermen agreed to get rolling on the possible development of such a facility.
After supportive remarks during public comment from skateboard users ranging in age from pre-teens to the 60-ish, aldermen debated whether they should first build a temporary park at a cost of perhaps $30,000 to $60,000, or build a permanent facility that might cost $350,000 to $750,000 or do both.
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Recap: Planning and Development Committee
Here s a recap of our live coverage of this evening s meeting of the Evanston City Council Planning and Development Committee.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
A packet with information on tonight’s agenda items is available online.
Meeting called to order at 5:32 p.m.
Aldermen Judy Fiske, 1st Ward, and Don Wilson, 4th Ward, are absent this evening.
Alderman Melissa Wynne, 3rd Ward, is chairing the meeting.
Minutes approved.
$160K additional funding from federal HOME funds.
Sarah Flax, housing and grants administrator, says the extra money is designed to assist people who are already in the tenant based rental assistance program who haven’t been able to reach self-sufficiency because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.