On Thursday, February 18, 2021, we hosted a 2021 Construction Information Session to discuss all of the expected construction projects happening in the ward this year. Below you can watch the Zoom meeting where you will hear from CDOT, People's Gas, and Department of Water Management. https://youtu.be/ft3JAaW7JBU Notes from this meeting regarding each project have been uploaded to the interactive map on our construction updates page.
Big THANK YOU to our incredible Participatory Budgeting Committee! This year was a hard year for our PB committee, as I am sure you can all imagine. What was previously a very engaged, hands-on process, became a 100% virtual process. We want to thank the volunteers that form our PB Committee for their commitment to building community with us. We are ecstatic to share that despite having an exclusively virtual process, we were still able to get 876 votes from 33rd Ward residents. That number is only 26 votes short of our votes from last year when we weren't inContinue
ComEd is scheduled to begin a demolition process of their building at 3500 N California on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. ComEd has built a new facility and will be demolishing their old facility on the corner of California and Addison. The project will be completed in stages and will take important precautions to avoid issues with dust and any other nuisances to the community. This week, ComEd sent out a letter informing over 1,000 residents nearby of the demolition. Take a moment to review the presentation below of ComEd's plan for demolition including timelines, methods, and more. Frequently Asked QuestionsContinue
Many neighbors have contacted our office with questions and concerns about this construction project. We worked with the owner to share the plan documents here and set up a question and answer call for neighbors on Tuesday, July 14th at 5:30pm. Please read more below. Project Facts: The Project is designed "As of Right" and requires no Zoning ChangesThe Project includes (18) Dwelling Units, as opposed to (30) Units allowed under current ZoningThe Project will be 4-Stories, as opposed to 5-Stories allowed under current ZoningThe Project will be 47' in Height, as opposed to 65' allowed under current zoningThe ProjectContinue
Our participatory budgeting process asked residents two questions: What percentage of our total menu funding should to go street repairs, and Which projects residents would like to see funded with the remaining money. As a result of the vote, 50 percent of menu funding--a total of about $500,000--will go towards street and alley repaving. The Department of Transportation makes the ultimate determination of which streets are priorities. (NB: Currently, aldermanic menu funds are the only funds available for street/alley resurfacing. The Inspector General thinks this should change, and so we do-- read more about that here). The remaining funding will beContinue
The Office of 33rd Ward Alderman Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez is committed to the values of ward democracy and social justice. We invite you to participate in participatory budgeting to advance these values! PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB) The 33rd Ward has joined seven other wards that will be using the Participatory Budgeting process to decide how to allocate our annual $1 million in Aldermanic Menu Funds. Menu funds are the only funds that are allocated to each ward for infrastructure improvements including all streets, alley, and sidewalk repavements. PB is a civic engagement program that increases transparency and democratic participation inContinue
