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Committee approves purchase of 1222 Washington for $231,500 amid neighborhood concerns
Summary
The committee authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract to buy 1222 Washington Street for $231,500 to make the site available for an ETHS construction program home and permanent affordable housing via a land trust. Nearby residents raised parking, drainage and neighborhood-fit concerns.
The Administration and Public Works Committee voted to authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract to purchase real property at 1222 Washington Street for $231,500, a step staff said is intended to secure a site for the Evanston Township High School (ETHS) geometry and construction program’s house and to facilitate permanent affordable housing through a land trust.
At the start of public comment, resident Beth Kearney said, "I am here to ask the city to deny the agenda item A11," citing lack of on‑street parking, the presence of a Catholic school and preschool on the block, and concern…
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