Dear John,
We are very fortunate to live in a
great nation, a great state, a great city and most
importantly, a great neighborhood. Lake View is a
vibrant and exciting place to live, dine, work and play.
We continue to work on growing our green space,
controlling zoning, and involving residents and
businesses in bettering our community. We are one of the
leading entertainment districts in Chicago and are
fortunate to have individually owned shops and boutiques
(compared to the big box nature of the
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To give back to this
great neighborhood, LVCC will be again holding our
annual "Operation Mitten" to provide gloves and outer
wear to underprivileged kids in the neighborhood. We are also
collecting non-perishable goods to give to Lake View
Food Pantry.
For more information on how you can donate this
holiday season, contact the LVCC
office.
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One
thing we are not as thankful for is the budget woes at
the City and State level and the lack of Federal
funding. We
are concerned by the lack of a long-term solution for
the CTA. And with the recent passage of the City of
Chicago 2008 budget, we fear there are few benefits for
Lake View.
The aldermen supported raising property
taxes ($83.4 Million) and fees negatively impacting our
community. The increase in property taxes will escalate
during the next 3 years. The $80 increase per $250,000
value home will surmount to hundreds of dollars per year
after the 7% law expires. As a reminder, 2006 property
tax bills are due December 3, 2007 and there are several
property tax appeal
workshops you can attend before the due date.
What does Lake View get for the increases
in taxes and fees? Per our latest survey, perception of crime
in Lake View is up but we are not getting extra
police. Similarly, our public grade schools are not
receiving extra money. And many of our neighborhood
branches are in need of more dollars to improve their
green spaces and support their local programming.
As each alderman does receive an increase
for their respective offices, we implore you to demand
they direct those dollars to the causes you hold most
important . So, when we open our phone bill, or buy a
bottle of water, or lease a car, or use natural gas to
heat our house this winter or use water to cook, we
should thank our aldermen for the increase in taxes and
fees and ask them what specifically we are getting in
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Support our small businesses so
they don't leave the city and leave us empty shops along
our streets.
Lake View East Chamber of Commerce (LVECC) is
planning a "Tax is On Us" holiday shopping event by
working with their merchants to have a 9.75% discount
offered to all shoppers on Sunday, December 2 from 11AM
to 3PM.
Northalsted Area Merchants is also have a holiday
shopping event on December 1-2,
2007.
We wish you a wonderful and thoughtful
Thanksgiving,
David Winner
President
Lake View Citizens' Council 773-880 LVCC
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Unwanted mail and phone
calls?
You can opt out of catalogues and
ads by registering with the
DMA.The cost is
$1.00 but well worth it.
For unwanted phone solicitation,
www.donotcall.gov. It is a free registry but allows you to have
your evening meal in peace.
Volunteers Needed
The
Lake View East Chamber of Commerce needs gift wrapping
volunteers on December 2 from 11AM-5PM. They will make a
donation to the LVCC branches who come and
volunteer.
Triangle
Neighbors, CAPS 2331 and Alderman Tunney will be
putting numbers on garages in the alley on December 1
from 12N to 2PM.
Click it or
Ticket
Five months after our successful May
2007 Click It or Ticket
Mobilization-where law enforcement officials wrote over
65,000 safety belt citations -- it's time for another
safety belt enforcement effort. This year's Thanksgiving
Click It or Ticket
mobilization runs from November 16 to December
2.
Help spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to
friends, family, and colleagues or e-mail us at
buckleup@dot.il.gov to
join the campaign to save lives!
Further information regarding this effort can be
found at www.BuckleUpIllinois.org .
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