The 7-Eleven lease at 4116 N Clark St. will end on July 31, 2024. This address is represented by the 46th Ward and Alderwoman Clay. A Zoom meeting was held on May 7 for Graceland West residents to meet with 4116 N Clark potential tenant, Access Contemporary Music, ACM, about their proposed use, interior renovation plan and zoning and liquor license requests.
The Graceland West Community Association, GWCA, joined the Zoom presentation from an in-person community meeting. GWCA members and non-member residents who attended the in-person meeting represent 10 of the 13 different neighborhood streets in Graceland West.
Based on ballots and surveys, Graceland West Community Association, GWCA, members and Graceland West non-members support a zoning change from RS-3 to B3-1 for 4116 N. Clark, if music school Access Contemporary Music, ACM, becomes the tenant. Residents have asked that the curb-cut from Clark Street to the parking lot be eliminated to help with bicyclist and pedestrian safety and to improve overall safety to the site.
Question 1 (ballot for eligible members, survey for non-members). I support a zoning change at 4116 N Clark from RS-3 to B3-1 for prospective tenant, Access Contemporary Music and their shown plans to renovate and open a contemporary music teaching and concert location. Yes / No.
1) Graceland West Community Association Members attended in person and online and voted 89% Yes, 11% No to changing zoning from RS-3 to B3-1, if Access Contemporary Music is the tenant.
Question 2 (ballot for eligible members, survey for non-members). I support lifting the Liquor License Moratorium on Clark from Berteau to Byron for one year for prospective tenant, Access Contemporary Music to apply for/receive an indoor liquor license until 10 pm for ACM programs. This is not a bar. Yes / No
2) Graceland West Community Association Members attended in person or online and voted 84% Yes, 16% No to lifting the Liquor License Moratorium to allow ACM to apply for an indoor liquor license, if they are the tenant.
Non-members attended in person or online and received the same ballot questions as a survey. Had each been eligible to vote, the tallies for Question 1 are 74% yes, 26% No and Question 2 are 55% Yes, 45% No.
GWCA Members and Graceland West residents, thank you all for participating on May 7th. GWCA especially thanks 46th Ward Alderwoman Angela Clay for hosting the meeting and Andrew Pillman, owner of the Lakeview Taproom and Coffee House, for hosting us for the in-person meeting. Additional thanks to Seth Boustead, Executive Director, Access Contemporary Music, potential 4116 N. Clark tenant.
