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The sidewalk on Foster in front of the new Admiral will be closed for about a week beginning this Monday, April 16. The bus stop on the corner of Foster and Marine will be closed and bus boarding will take place on Foster and Sheridan.
- April 13, 2012
If you're a user of the Lakefront Trail, come tell us about your experiences using the Lakefront Trail and share your ideas for its future at the Lakefront Trail Visioning Workshop on Monday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Margate Park, 4921 N. Marine Dr. Your input will help shape our advocacy goals to improve the trail! The Active Transportation Alliance is partnering with Friends of the Parks and Chicago Area Runners Association. For more information click here.
March 24, 2012
From the Block Club president:
- March 8, 2012
Neighbors:
The dumpsters that were still against the fence were moved last night at 6:30pm---I did it, so it may not be perfect but it is necessary to allow for the work at the alley perimeter of The Admiral to take place. They are excavating to sub grade (-2’-0”) and they were worried about the dumpsters possibly being tipped over into the project.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTE HERE:
“We are close to closing down the alley on the east end so that we can replace the concrete entry off of Marine. We will have to shut off access of approximately a week to demo , re-pour and allow it to cure. As long as the weather cooperates we will do it the week of the 19th of March. Please advise if you need anything from us.”
I spoke to Waseem Khan this morning and he has provided us with a solution during this closure as a result of the work at the east end of the alley to Marine Drive beginning 3/19/12: Waseem will make sure that the alley gate to his property will be unlocked in order to provide some room for the garbage haulers to do a 3 point turn at the western edge of the alley ‘T’. This gate will be open early on the morning of March 19th and continue for the duration of the work that week.
Please alert your respective haulers that beginning Monday, March 19th---THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE ALLEY FROM MARINE! If they access the alley from the WESTERN “T” however, with Waseem’s gate opened, they should be able to nose their trucks into Waseem’s parking area, and then be able to back their truck into the alley for everyone’s trash pick-ups that week. I will put out a reminder of this action to everyone on Friday March 16th.
Please alert your neighbors and the residents of your buildings to this upcoming work.
I thank you all in advance for your cooperation and patience in this matter. If there are any issues during the this phase of work, please call me on my cell phone at 312-953-5658. (I will be unavailable on Tuesday March 20th, election day)
Any questions please write or call.
My thanks to Waseem for his help.
Joe Trendl
See Somerset update.
- March 6, 2012
Also:
Lawrence House hearing in Housing Court on March 29, 2012 at 11 AM at Daley Center, and 4526 N. Sheridan hearing in Housing court on March 22, 2012 at 9:30 AM at Daley Center..
Foster Ave. will be closed to all traffic, except CTA buses, between Marine Dr. and Sheridan Rd. this Saturday and Sunday, January 14 and 15, between 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM. After 6:30 PM, one lane of traffic will be open in each direction. This is being done so the Admiral construction crew can dismantle the crane. If they don't finish by the end of Sunday, the closure will continue into Monday, a holiday.
- January 13, 2011
From the Block Club president regarding McDonald's:
- December 12, 2011
Neighbors:
Please see the 2 attachments describing the upcoming renovation of the McDonalds at Foster & Sheridan. The restaurant is simply asking for a special use permit from the city in order to expand its drive up from the current one window to two.
Additionally, the building will get a face lift / modernization and the parking lot will be re-painted and redesignated with re-surfacing for updated usage.
Last, there will also be additonal landscaping throughout.
While this does not lie within our CWBC boundaries, the alderman's office shared this information with us due to proximity of location.
All the best
Joe Trendl
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy announced today the deployment of 150 police officers to districts throughout the city as part of a continued effort to improve safety in Chicago’s neighborhoods. Our uptown neighborhoods in the 20th and 23rd Districts will be getting some of these additional police officers. This will begin Sunday, June 19, and will be permanent.
- June 12, 2011
A community safety meeting was held June 9 at the 5040 N. Marine Dr. lobby. The meeting lasted about an hour and a half. A summary of the meeting from our Block Club president is copied below.
- June 10, 2011
"Neighbors:
Last night we had our first 2011 multi-block club meeting on community safety. 118 residents from Argyle-Winmore, Castlewood Terrace Neighborhood Association, Gunnison Block Club, Margate Block Club and Carmen Winona Block Clubs participated.
Our elected area leaders, Alderman Osterman (48th Ward) and Alderman Cappleman (46th) plus Police Commander Lucy Moy (20th District) were on hand to speak to the concerns and questions raised by residents. We thank them for their participation.
Subjects covered were the recent area shootings, gangs, drug dealing, problem areas, problem buildings, flash mobs, police presence, homeless sleeping in the park, traffic calming, youth job market, 911 and permit parking.
The upshot is that our Aldermen have vowed to work together and bring cohesive, common solutions to the neighborhood. Commander Moy is working with our Aldermen and Commander Boehmer (23 district) on all types of criminal activity.
As Ed Kuske pointed out, what we need more of is individual activity---more 911 calls if you see criminal activity or / see something that is suspicious to you…. call 911.
We need more participation in the Neighborhood Watch (NW)/Positive Loitering activities. Get on your neighborhood email lists, get to know your neighbors.
A very special thanks to the 5040-5060 N Marine Dr Condo Association, its board, residents and property managers for allowing us to use the building's lobby to host this very important meeting. More to come as we get it, but a big thank you to everyone for coming out.
Watch out for your neighbors because they are watching out for you.....
Joe Trendl"
The Admiral work on the Marine Dr. sidewalk should be completed by the end of this week, May 20. Beginning next Monday, May 23, the Admiral will start work connecting to the sewer line in the middle of Foster Ave. across from the Dominick's parking lot ramp. This will necessitate traffic control on Foster between 9 AM and 4 PM, and will close the sidewalk on the Admiral side of Foster. The work will end by the end of the day Wednesday, May 25.
- May 17, 2011
The Block Club is meeting with Aldermen Osterman and Cappleman on Thursday, June 9, at 7:00 PM in the 5040/60 N. Marine Dr. building party room. All neighborhood residents are welcome to attend.
- May 11, 2011
Community Justice Center Newsletter for Spring 2011. Read here.
- May 10, 2011
Alderman Smith will be introducing an ordinance to rezone the Somerset from a B1-5 to an R (residential) designation. This is a defensive measure to prevent a nursing home from reopening there. The former zoning allowed a nursing home as a special use. If you have any questions, please call the alderman's office.
- March 29, 2011
The Block Club is grateful to Alderman Smith for her efforts in this matter.
Ward Zoning and Planning Committee Notes,
- December 14, 2010
Block Club meeting Minutes, 4/24/10
- June 28, 2010
