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Neighbors press council over proposed Popeyes at Dempster and Dodge; calls for Land Use Commission review after alleged harassment
Summary
Second Ward residents urged the council to send a Popeyes administrative‑review proposal to the Land Use Commission after neighborhood meetings and a petition; speakers described the intersection as a 'food swamp' and said neighborhood notice was inadequate, and one resident reported alleged harassment by a man she identified as representing the
Second Ward residents told the Evanston City Council on June 24 they oppose a proposed Popeyes restaurant at Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue and asked the council to send the project to the Land Use Commission for a formal public hearing rather than handle it through staff administrative review.
At least three residents who spoke — Tricia Connolly, Dekelle Fonda and Nancy Floyd of the Heartwood Center — said they were not adequately noticed about the proposal, that a large majority in the Second Ward opposes Popeyes, and that local alternatives better fit the neighborhood vision for healthy dining options.
Nancy Floyd, president of the Heartwood Center (a legally constituted Buddhist temple), told council she had met twice with Council member Chrissy Harris and was told the proposal would go to…
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