The LAKE VIEW CITIZENS' COUNCIL (LVCC) - West Lakeview Neighbors (WLN)

We meet the third Wednesday of odd months at 7:00 pm at the Lincoln-Belmont Chicago Public Library (Melrose and Paulina) to discuss and review development proposals, liquor licenses, sidewalk cafés, and other issues affecting our neighborhood.

Our neighborhood is mixed use with a large congregation of commercial space on Lincoln and Ashland, a mixed-use street on Southport, and residential streets that make up the difference The neighborhood is bound by Southport on the east, Ravenswood on the west, Belmont on the south and Addison on the north. West Lakeview includes the Lincoln-Belmont Chicago Public Library, the Lake View YMCA on Marshfield and Roscoe, Gross Park (1700 block of Henderson), St. Luke’s Church and School, and St. Andrew’s Church and School, and Hamilton School.

WLVN will soon achieve a long-standing goal - a park and play lot on the west side of Lincoln at Addison. In the last year 2007-'08, we continued to address development, sidewalk café and liquor license issues and adjusted to 383 residential parking expansion. In addition our Planning and Development Committee reviews proposed development projects and provides input and recommendations to Aldermen Tom Tunney (44th Ward) and Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward).

All information on the WLVN, neighborhood activities and community updates in posted at www.wlvn.org. Even if you are unable to attend WLVN meetings, your membership helps support these efforts.

2008-2010 WLVN Officer Slate - Elected at March 19, 2008 meeting.

President: Ann McCabe

Vice President: Stacey Spencer Paradis

Treasurer: Doug Hurdelbrink

Membership Secretary: Open

Recording Secretary: Mary Slivon

The largest development proposals facing WLVN in the 2006-'07 were Centrum’s proposed Lakeview Loft Collection at Ashland, Belmont and Melrose and Renaissance’s proposed senior-supportive living facility at 1501 W. Melrose adjacent to St. Luke’s. WLVN, SLN and others participated in a series of meetings with Alderman Tunney, his staff and the developers. WLVN approved Centrum’s proposal for a 7-story building with 2 floors commercial, about 120 condos and a park on Melrose. Both projects have cleared city zoning and planning committees. We continue to discuss the potential for a traffic study for Ashland and adjacent streets given the impact of current and imminent developments.

P&D Committee - working closely with 32nd and 44th Wards on zoning requests, outdoor sidewalk cafe designs and plans of operation
for local neighborhood bars and restaurants.
Lincoln/Addison/Ravenswood park - Park District has finalized the construction contract and the park will be completed June/July.
WLVN is 75% to initial fundraising goal and second phase of the campaign will be undertaken after the park is complete for an outdoor mural.
Rock Around the Block - at the request of the 32nd Ward Alderman, WLVN is establishing and leading a community team to ensure community
input and community for local street festival and distribution of proceeds to local charitable and nonprofit organizations.

In addition, WLVN held meetings on McHugh Development’s three-building proposal on the Bert Weinman Ford site on Ashland with commercial across the first floor and a number of smaller development proposals. We expect the area between Addison, Belmont, Southport and Ashland to become residential permit parking from 6 pm to 6 am by July this year. We continue to monitor and review sidewalk cafes, the new park at Addison and Lincoln, and CTA Brown Line reconstruction and station closures. Aldermen Tunney and Matlak addressed our group several times during the year. Board members recently met with 32^nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack.

Visit the WLN Website

2008 LVCC and Branch Meeting Schedule
WLN July 2008 Meeting Agenda
WLN September 2008 Meeting Notice

Get Your Paver for Klein Park

Corporate Donation form to help WLVN

Klein Park Triangle Design Plans

Send us an email at wlvn@lakeviewcitizens.org

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