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MWRD Approves Waterfront Leases To Spur Development
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board voted 8-1 to relax land lease rules to lure developers, teed up a Crestwood 58 acre site for a $50 million project with longer leases and waivers on near water restrictions while preserving a 60 foot green space. Critics warn an emphasis on open space trails may be missed in rapid land development. Crestwood area debates over public access and safety linger as staff weigh maintenance and case by case access obligations.
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board
MWRD
Crestwood
Calumet Sag Channel
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Patricia Young
Laurene von Klan
Friends of the Chicago River
Cicero and
Kostner Avenues
Calumet Sag
Harry “Bus” Yourell
Yourell
Jonathan Beck
Open Lands
MWED
Jack Farnan
Frank Gardner
Gardner