Meanwhile, the City Council zoning committee is right now trying to figure out how to shelve a proposal for 294 new apartments in Lincoln Park — because the local alderman is against it — without landing the City in legal trouble: t.co/UdWsvwfILm - ThreadSky

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alexnitkin.bsky.social • 129 days ago

Meanwhile, the City Council zoning committee is right now trying to figure out how to shelve a proposal for 294 new apartments in Lincoln Park — because the local alderman is against it — without landing the City in legal trouble:
https://t.co/UdWsvwfILm

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alexnitkin.bsky.social•129 days ago

More context on the proposal here:
https://bsky.app/profile/stevevance.net/post/3lcvi5w2ooc2m

alexnitkin.bsky.social•129 days ago

Burnett: "Personally, I think Ald. Waguespack and
@sterlingbay
have some more talking to do ... If you kill this thing, how does this affect the City of Chicago?"
If Council doesn't vote on it this month, it'll be auto-approved per new-ish Connected Communities rules.

balupuppy.bsky.social•129 days ago

Why is W opposed to the project?

@stevevance.net

stevevance.net•129 days ago

I can't summarize it for you, sorry. You'll have to get the letter from his office, I think.

alexnitkin.bsky.social•129 days ago

Burnett, as usual, cutting straight to the chase on aldermanic prerogative:
"Alderman Waguespack has you [the developer] by the tail, because all of Lincoln Yards is in his ward. He can stop you from doing all that other stuff."

alexnitkin.bsky.social•129 days ago

Zoning Committee just voted overwhelmingly behind a motion by Ald. Anthony Beale to REJECT the project outright.

Committee just abruptly adjourned.

mclean.bsky.social•128 days ago

Aldermen after hitting a $300 million budget gap that could be filled by allowing new housing

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