City unveils revised Outer Drive plan for Hyde Park Kenwood
The city presents a 6.5 million improvement package for South Outer Drive with 1.5 million in Jackson Park and lakefront recreational work. Plan includes closing 57th interchange, extending Lake Shore Drive to 59th, parkland swaps, and new facilities along the lakefront. Public meetings set for April 1 Plan Commission and March 27 community session.
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Lake Front
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Dorchester
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Conference Parks and Recreation Committee
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Conference Board
Conference Parks and Recreations Committee
Conservation Council approves changes to Hyde Park renewal plan
The Hyde Park Kenwood Conservation Community Council backed amendments to the 1958 urban renewal ordinance. The plan amendment 5 redesignates parcels for commercial or residential use, with sites including the 55th street north side for potential post office use. Other changes alter parking sites along Cornell, Hyde Park Boulevard, and Everett to residential use.
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Public meeting on Hyde Park Kenwood high school issue
Over 150 residents attended a bitter cold public meeting of the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference to discuss the high school issue. Only board member James Clement attended from the invited Chicago Board of Education and District 14 officials. A panel including Mrs. Edward O Connell F Raymond Marks Timuel Black and others spoke on overcrowding and racial balance with a recommendation read to the school board. Marks chair of the school committee read a letter protesting Superintendent Benjamin Willis plans to move Murray elementary to Park High. Cont'd on Page 2.
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