Bob Seidenberg

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City budget manager: Federal funding threats 'a grave concern'

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but city officials are keeping a watchful eye on their own situation as the next budget season grows closer.
Honorary street sign for former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl moves to council - Evanston RoundTable

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have school board service on her record, is on track to have a street named in her honor. Members of the city’s Human Services Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend designating a portion of Martha Lane at Simpson Street as “Elizabeth Tisdahl Way,” in recognition of the former mayor, who served from 2009 to 2017.
Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to job opportunities

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Henry Testard has been on the job roughly a half hour at the Thermal Laminating Corporation at 2220 Greenwood Ave., carefully lining up cardboard pieces on a wood frame to make into the boxes used to stabilize parts that go into the company’s laminator kits. “You don’t want to bend them too much or they’ll fall off,” he instructs a visitor who came over to watch.
Tree talk: Committee tables homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

A northwest Evanston homeowner will have to wait a little longer for a decision from the city on whether she can remove an elm tree from her backyard, which is currently leaning over a neighbor’s garage. Members of the city’s Human Services Committee were deadlocked 2-2 on Monday over whether to grant Kristina Pierce’s request to remove the elm from her property on the 3400 block of Park Place.
As finish line approaches, candidates in key Evanston ward races play up backing

1 month ago | evanstonscribe.com | Bob Seidenberg

By Bob SeidenbergCandidates in Evanston’s ward races are sporting endorsements from political leaders, current and former, as well as other less notables, as the race draws close to the April 1 election.
Pension boards accuse city of wrongly claiming pension funds as budget expenses

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

The city is following a practice used by a number of area communities by including public safety pension funds in its annual budget, even though those funds are controlled by a separate pension board, said Evanston officials in a statement on Thursday. Officials responded sharply to a charge leveled at the March 11 Finance and Budget Committee meeting, suggesting the city falsely claimed the funds as an expense.
Preservation Commission adds recommendations for comprehensive plan

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston Preservation Commission members have made a number of suggestions on the newest draft of Envision Evanston 2045, the city’s proposed comprehensive plan, including one that would give residents a leading role in protecting a special quality of their neighborhoods.
Council approves lease to create an event venue at Harley Clarke

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

The Evanston City Council officially tied the knot Monday on a 40-year lease with the Celadon Construction Corporation, approving the company’s plans to convert the Harley Clarke mansion into a lakeside wedding and event venue, with the capacity to host as many as 150 weddings and other gatherings per year. Councilmembers voted 7-1 in favor of a $1-a-year lease with Celadon on the building at 2603 Sheridan Rd., which has essentially sat shuttered since 2015.
City may start recruiting businesses to fill vacant storefronts

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston Economic Development Committee members showed interest last week in a plan to recruit businesses to fill empty storefronts, taking advantage of new search tools that would allow them to find businesses that might be a good fit. “A lot of what drives our concerns about vacancy isn’t really about, ‘Why don’t we have more retail?'” Paul Zalmezak, the city’s economic development manager, maintained during a spirited discussion at the committee’s Feb. 26 meeting.
Library officials explore potential cost of separating from the city

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston Public Library officials are continuing to explore different options for managing mounting maintenance costs at the main building on Orrington Avenue, including one path that would entail separating from the city and becoming an independent district. EPL Executive Director Yolande Wilburn briefed the board at its Feb.