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9th Ward Newsletter - September 1, 2011

Budget 2012: Let Your Voice Be Heard!

Engage Evanston, a community outreach program, has created a budget survey in the hopes of getting feedback about how the City of Evanston should be shaping its budget priorities.

You can participate in the survey by going to ideas.cityofevanston.org. There you can also find information about the budget as well as opportunities to comment about specific items. Please take the time to share your opinion with the city. The survey will be open until September 22.

Meet Josh: 9th Ward Intern / Constituent Liason

Josh Brechner

Josh Brechner is a Northwestern senior studying political science and integrated

marketing communications. He has previously worked at small marketing firms, including MedFit Partners at Chicago and Main.

Josh grew up in New York with his parents and two sisters. At Northwestern, he is a Director of the drum, dance, and rhythm ensemble Boomshaka, as well as the Navigation Director for Project Wildcat, a backpacking pre-orientation program for incoming freshman.

Josh looks forward to meeting the 9th Ward residents and working with them to help improve communications between residents and city government.

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Best,

~Josh Brechner

Evanston Day at Northwestern's Ryan Field

Evanston residents can purchase end-zone tickets to the September 10 Eastern Illinois game online at NUsports.com for half price with the promotion code "purple" Kick-off is set for 2:30 pm.

More information about gameday festivities at Wildcat Alley and the pep rally on September 8 can be found at:
http://www.cityofevanston.org/news/2011/08/community-comes-together-to-support-nu-wildcats

Under a moonlit sky, the stars, and a gala tent, enjoy a Taste of Evanston buffet, music, and the unique spirit of Evanston. Expect a full cast of characters ranging from business owners to artists, scientists to students, CEOs to city leaders.

For the full information, check out www.evanstonmashup.com

CTA Yellow Line Study Public Hearing Set for Sept. 15

The City of Evanston is conducting an engineering feasibility study to identify a preferred alternative for an infill station along the CTA Yellow Line (Skokie Swift) service in south Evanston at Dodge, Asbury or Ridge Avenues.

A public meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15 from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. in the Auditorium of Saint Francis Hospital, 355 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202. The meeting will be accessible to persons with disabilities.

The purpose of the public meeting is to give feedback on the preliminary station plans and eventually select a preferred location. Please attend the public meeting to provide your input and then take survey #2 starting September 16th by visiting the project website at www.evanstonyellowlinestation.org

If you have any questions, please dial 311 or (847) 448-4311 and ask for

Rajeev Dahal, Senior Traffic Engineer

SAVE THE DATE

Join us on Sunday, October 2, 2011 for the Annual Bike the Ridge ride! The ride will begin at 9:00 am. Ridge Avenue between Howard and Church will be closed to ALL

vehicular traffic during the ride.

Upcoming City Council and Committee Discussions

A few Upcoming City Council and Committee discussions of interest for 9th ward residents:

Sept. 12 - Dangerous Dog Ordinance - City Council meeting
Sept. 12 - Ordinance amending commercial vehicles of excessive weight prohibited on certain streets (Oakton included) - Administration and Public Works meeting
Sept. 19 - Special Evanston Township meeting and Township budget discussion

More information about the upcoming meetings and ordinances can be found at:

http://www.cityofevanston.org/government/agendas-minutes/

	Piccolo Theatre presents: The Comedy of Errors Piccolo Theatre opens its theater season with The Comedy of Errors. For more information about Piccolo and upcoming plays head to >> http://www.piccolotheatre.com
The Comedy of Errors runs from September 9th through October 22nd

Window to Evanston

Office of Alderman Coleen Burrus

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