Best Use Alternatives & Options

Purpose: identify acceptable alternative uses for the property(ies) and plan course of action to identify possible prospective purchasers of parcels if Repking decides to sell or back out of closing. Create list of suggested alternative sites for Diamante pre-school.

Members
i. Horvath (co-chair)
ii. Mike Cipriano (co-chair)

Legal Representation

The group of neighbors closest to 625 Hillside and the other 2 parcels belonging to the church have signed a retainer agreement with a lawyer. In the next few days a letter will go out to the other parties presenting our concerns and our plans to aggressive protect our rights.

We have done this in order to protect our rights in this process and to represent us if this issue progresses and we need to present all of our concerns about traffic, safety, reduced property values, loss of trees and open space and the nuisance issues to the Planning Board and/or Board of Trustees. We felt it a necessary step given the speed with which this issue has moved thus far and the manner in which communication has been managed.

Impact on Property Values

Purpose: contact realtors to render written opinion on negative impact on property values; research the School's requirement to obtain a "Land Use" opinion

Members
Kondogianis (Co-Chair)
Reeves (Co-Chair)
Land
Winan

Policy & Regulations

Purpose: identify applicable zoning & Special Use regulations and prioritize issues; correspond with group leader to gauge strengths & weaknesses on issues; educate spokesperson(s) for the group on the facts and status of other groups' activities via the leaders.

Fully explore and document the Planning Board and Village Board processes. Keep in contact with Village to monitor progress of Repking’s Proposal

Members
Ninnette Karg
Shelly Carlin (?)
Jen McNulty (?)
Sara Richter (Village Liaison)
Lauri Reeves

Public Relations

Purpose: Contact local media (print, TV, radio). Try to get interest in story, organize letter writing campaign to media and Village board.

Members:

Lauri Reeves
Ninette Karg
Tony Ebersole

Citizen Advocacy Center

Carl wrote: this is a group that may offer some help advocate for underfunded/underepresented groups like ours when having to deal with entrenched and incestuous relationships within state and local governments that create questionable ethical and municipal procedural legal situations.

www.citizenadvocacycenter.org/Illinois%20Government%20Ethics%20Act.htm

Can someone assign him/herself to check it out as a source of funding...then inform the group what they specifically can provide and what the process is to obtain their assistance, if helpful ?

Petition & Yard Signs

Purpose: prepare and disseminate petitions; discuss use of signs at access road and neighborhood yards

Members
Lauri Reeves (Co-chair)
Phyllis Land
Kim Kondogianis
Ninettete Karg (Co-chair)
Shelly Carlin
EVERYONE!!!

2000 Signatures or Bust!!!