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Hope for Affordable Housing in Wilmette ACTION NEEDED: Come to the Village of Wilmette Board of Trustees meeting on April 10 at 7:30 to speak in favor of Cleland Place! Summary of Commission Meetint--Recommendation to Approve At the Village of Wilmette's Plan Commission meeting on March 7, the Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to approve development of a ...

Based on information in the packets for the following two developments, City of Evanston staff is consistently advocating that developers include the full number of on-site units in new buildings. It looks like there may be one or two areas where we want to advocate for stricter adherence, but overall, they are moving in a very good direction! 3233-3249 Ce...

Evanston City Council had its most recent quarterly Affordable Housing meeting on January 29. Key Decisions: The City will move forward with legalizing the rental of ancillary dwelling units (like coach houses and above-garage units) to non-family members. They will continue to refine their proposal for a pilot Landlord Rehab Assistance Program. Poi...

Comprehensive Evanston Plan The City of Evanston has the following plans (among others), most of which are out of date: Comprehensive Plan, done in 2000 Affordable Housing Plan, done in 2009 Plan to End Homelessness, done in 2012 At the same time, the City is having to make many decisions about development. Joining Forces asked that City...

New IHO Committee Still Being Appointed At its special meeting on affordable housing on October 30, the Evanston City Council decided to form an ad hoc committee that would start the process of overhauling the City's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The following aldermen agreed to serve on the committee: Judy Fiske Ann Rainey Eleanor Revelle Don W...

Vermilion Enterprises has proposed to develop a 318-unit building at 601 Davis Street in Evanston. Under the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, they would be required to include 31 affordable units on-site or pay $3.1 million into the City's Affordable Housing Fund. Instead, they have proposed to include 4 units on-site and make a $1.5 million dollar payment to...