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Neighbors press developer on wall, lighting and native plantings for proposed 60‑unit Lehigh Avenue project
Summary
Residents of Morton House condominiums urged the developer for the proposed 60‑unit mixed‑use building at 8500–8550 Lehigh Ave. to preserve or extend an existing brick privacy wall, limit overnight lighting and use native plantings; the developer said it will work with staff to accommodate concerns and hopes to return for final approval in January.
Residents of the Morton House condominiums pressed a development team at the Village of Morton Grove board meeting on Dec. 9 over security, lighting and landscaping tied to a proposed 60‑unit, four‑story mixed‑use building at 8500–8550 Lehigh Avenue.
“We want a solid wall to remain there. I don’t care if it’s that wall or a different wall, but not a fence,” said June Mear, a Morton House resident who told the board she had circulated written comments and coordinated concerns with neighbors. Christine Corelli, building maintenance manager for the Morton House Condominium Association, told trustees she wanted the existing long brick wall maintained or extended and warned that erosion…
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