On 3/31/06
HAC, Greg Harris (Chief of Staff) for Alderman Mary Ann Smith, Lorraine Hoffman (a resident of one of the Sheridan Road buildings) and staff from the Chicago Park District met at the Meadows area behind 5415 N.
Sheridan Road to discuss the possibility of Hollywoof's relocation to the Meadows.
Ms. Hoffman
expressed concern that a DFA (dog friendly area) would be in her back yard, and that the Meadows is a place where families picnic and "pick up" games are played. Ms. Hoffman also could not understand why the
original location could not be used and why the residents of one building could cause the tides to shift the DFA to the Meadows with many more residents being affected.
CPD & Hollywoof were concerned that the DFA would be on the south side of the Meadows and too close in proximity to Puptown (Margate).
CPD
presented a possible solution in the north area of the Meadows directly across from the back garden of the Edgewater Beach building (the pink building). If the DFA were located in that space, it would not be
directly opposite a residential building - much like the original location. However, the problem with this new location is that it opens the doors for even more opposition as at least 4 buildings sit next to
the Meadows and the Meadows is heavily used by non-dog owners.
In
addition, there is no guarantee that Hollywoof would not have to start from scratch with petitioning, surveys of the site, etc.
Greg Harris
indicated that 40% of the 48th Wards constituents own dogs and that there were several dogs playing in the area known as the Meadows that morning. Mr. Harris said that ASCO would have to take a position on the
location of the DFA and that ASCO cannot remain neutral on the location of the proposed DFA anymore and that the "ball is in ASCO's court."
Mr. Harris
has asked Sheli Lulkin (President of ASCO and is on the Board of Directors for the Lincoln Park Advisory Council) to make an unofficial inquiry as to the position the adjoining buildings would take on the matter.
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