Tuesday, February 07, 2012

January 2012 Round Up

Students form HPHS came to visit with information on the Annual Charity Fund Drive. This year the students are raising money for the Leukemia Research Foundation. Check on the HPHS Website for updates and contribution info.  Join in!

Held our first Green Alliance meeting on 2-6. School Districts 112/113, our Park District, Lake County, city staff, and the Mayor and I were among many interested citizens that did participate. We need to create partnerships and secure leaders to promote our green agenda. Call me if you want IN!

Nova Teen Center is open for the teenagers and is located on the corner of Laurel and First Street. Nova Highland Park has live concerts, movies, field trips, and other activities for our youth. Hats off to David Small, resident and school 112 board member for getting this project off the ground.. Support and participate!

ICPC (Intra-City Parking Commission) was formed to create and manage commercial parking. Mike Belsky and I co-chaired the commission when we created the new parking structures along the tracks in downtown. Now back in this role with Councilman Paul Frank we want to work to provide more and effective parking for residents and shoppers. Snapping the whip for action again! Stay tuned!

Movement on the Theater project is ongoing and we continue to talk to respondents of the request for proposal. Many good and interesting things.....We should be out of closed land discussion soon! Very Exciting! I continue to be committed to the  Entertainment, Arts, and Theater in our downtown and will for work for this reality.

Water conservation will be a goal of this City Council and we are discussing ideas on production, rate methodology, partnerships, etc. Large bandwidth of topics and choices to chose from here so there will be many limbs to this tree for all of us to hang from..... Good or Bad, we will see!