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Neighbors press council to scrutinize O'Neil Group 58-unit South Hamilton proposal; cite past problems and legal threats
Summary
Residents of the South Side Historic District urged the Common Council to scrutinize a proposed 58-unit development by the O'Neil Group on South Hamilton Street, citing scale, drainage, traffic and historic-preservation concerns and alleging legal threats from the developer toward neighborhood organizers.
Residents from the South Side Historic District used the Common Council's public participation slot to press elected officials to scrutinize a proposed 58-unit apartment project on South Hamilton Street, prompting repeated calls for full environmental review and stronger municipal oversight.
Speakers including Mike Harmeth, president of the Historic South Side Neighborhood Association; Roger Christenfeld; Jeremy Rizzi; Diane Pedavalano; Anne Harmeth; Shirley Adams; Tina McKenna and others described the project as out of scale with the neighborhood, raised traffic, noise and drainage concerns, and said they have suffered harassment and threats…
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