Riverbank Neighbors Mid-Winter Meeting

This from Pete Leki of Riverbank Neighbors group which has restored and continues to care for the east bank between Montrose and Irving Park:

Riverbank Neighbors will be holding its MidWinter meeting this Saturday, Feb. 21 from 12-2 at Go Cycle Sports, right next to the Stay dog hotel on Rockwell south of Berteau.

We will be sharing some of our 15 year history of Riverbank stewardship and community building, through slides, videos and personal narrations; and we will break into smaller discussion groups to review and ammend our management plan for the next year. Someone from MWRD will be there to report on progress in the bank slope restoration project.

There will be some refreshments and you are welcome to bring something to share, as well.

Waters School and Riverbank Neighbors initiated restoration of the bank 15 years ago, and the Berteau landing remains one of the few access points for students studying the river and its ecology (as in, our 2nd and 6th graders). Hope you can come.

Ronan Park Expansion Meeting

This just in from Alderman Richard Mell:

In an effort to increase green space in the 33rd Ward, I would like to meet with you about a proposal I am making for an expansion of Ronan Park that runs on the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Argyle on the north to Lawrence on the south.

The tentative date for this important community meeting will be Wednesday June 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level of the Horner Park field house near the southeast corner of Montrose and California.

This proposed green space expansion will replace a townhouse development that was to be built on the north side of Lawrence east of Sacramento but I need your help to make it happen.

All 33rd Ward residents are invited so please tell your neighbors.