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Council to consider lease for taxi operator at old lumberyard after committee review
Summary
City staff and aldermen discussed a proposed short-term lease to allow A List Taxi to store vehicles at the former North Chicago lumberyard. Committee members voiced concerns about contract terms, aesthetics and notice periods and agreed to return a draft lease to council after two weeks of review.
The Economic Development, Planning and Zoning Committee reviewed a proposed lease for A List Taxi to use a fenced portion of the former North Chicago lumberyard for vehicle storage, with staff and the applicant agreeing to return a final contract to the full City Council at the next meeting.
The committee heard from Chrystelle Ayers, who identified herself as a North Chicago resident and business owner behind A List Taxi, who said the business would provide taxis, limousines, buses and medical/VA transportation and hoped to hire local residents. Ayers proposed a first-year rent she said she could manage (she described a $1,000 figure as a practical first-year rate) with a potential $1,500 monthly rate in year two; city staff’s draft lease as presented to the committee listed $1,500 per month.
City staff explained the parcel under consideration is the western portion of the former…
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