Outer Drive plan delays in Chicago City Council hearings
City committees defer two ordinances as Outer Drive project debates continue. Hyde Park Kenwood residents and business groups testify on 56th Street closure while Park District bulldozing spurs new action and a top traffic consultant studies the $5 million Outer Drive reconstruction from 47th to 67th.
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47Th
67Th
Chicago Plan Commission
Cone
56Th St
Stony Island
Cornell
Harper
Sanitary District
Marshall Korshak
Everett
Planning Department
Ira. J
Chicago Park District
Robert Black
Park District
East End Ave
Black
47Th St
Milton Pikarsky
Department of Public Works
Pikarsky
City Hall Committee
Despres
Finance Committee
Keane
William Marston
Chicago Planning Department
Jack Meltzer
University of Chicago
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Meltzer
Washington, D.C
57Th St
59Th
Marston
Plan Commission
The
Herald
Ezra Gordon
Elizabeth Harris
South Shore Dr
Lake Park
Harris
Snow slide project at Chicago Beach Dr site questioned
Behind the basketball court at the 4800 block area, large snow mounds form a children slide. Park District commissioners had not approved the plan or funded it yet. Officials work to reseed and repair the area as questions rise. Photo by Nancy Hays.
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Chicago Beach Dr
Chicago Park District
Park District
Nancy Hays
Four Urban League nominees named for Chicago Board of Education
Four local residents were recommended by the Urban League for Chicago Board of Education posts. The nominees are Carey B Maddox Preston Alli son Davis Seymour Banks and Mrs Eugene Cotton. Approval was voted at the Urban League Board meeting.
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Chicago Board of Education
The
Urban League
Mayor’s Commission On School Board
Carey B. Maddox Preston
Hyde Park Blvd
Alpha
Davis
University ¢ Chicago
Seymour Banks
Universe of Chicago
Paul University
Leg Burnett
Banks
Hyde Park Cooperati Society
Hyde Kenwood
Preston
Socio Urban League
Washington, D. C
Washington, D. C, the Volunteer Service Comm
National Par Council, Inc
Revie
Co. Fund of Chicago, Inc
First local hearing on problem buildings in Hyde Park Kenwood
Fifteen problem building owners appeared at the Hyde Park Kenwood Service Center for the first compliance board hearing. Eighteen owners were notified. three failed to appear and three buildings face immediate court action. Eight buildings were referred for court prosecution and several others scheduled for follow up inspections and plans. A second hearing is set for April.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Kenwood
Department of Urban Renewal
Harry Kanter
Chicago Building Department
Tim O’hara
James Hibbon
Hibben
Drexel
Greenwood
Bark
Blackstone
Drexel Square
Maryland
Singl Homes
54Th Place
Tation
Vice Center
Greenwood Ag
S. Greenwood
Ellis
Ingleside
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Midway
Chicago
Madison Park
League
Eugene Cotton
Mrs. Preston