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Gratitude – 8th Annual Volunteer Street Leaf Cleanup

WOW!  What a fantastic neighborhood effort!  This, our largest annual volunteer effort, broke all records.  Hundreds of neighbors raked and bagged 483 bags of street and crosswalk leaves with some sidewalk and parkway leaves included.  Thank you to all who volunteered including the GWCA Council Members, Street Leaf Cleanup Committee and Block Reps who led this effort and the crew from Aramark at Lake View High School.  If you have photos, feel free to share on Facebook and Instagram @graceland_west_gwca.

This effort will help reduce street flooding, make neighborhood walking less slippery for all and make shoveling snow for parking spaces easier.

Streets and Sanitation picked up bagged leaves from parkways on Tuesday, Nov 17. If you’ve still got leaves to bag, please call 311 or Alderman Martin’s office for a special bagged pickup. As a reminder, it is illegal to rake or blow leaves into the street and you may be fined for violating city ordinance according to Sec. 10-8-480, which covers anything being littered in the public way. If you see a landscaping company or resident raking/blowing leaves into the street, you may alert Alderman Martin’s office.

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8th Annual Street Leaf Cleanup

Three days remain to bag leaves and leave them on your parkway for special pick up week of 11/16.

https://gracelandwest.org/calendar/gwca-8th-annual-volunteer-street-leaf-cleanup/

More information on the Facebook event page https://fb.me/e/3hHp9uYDe. Share your pictures there or with the rest of the community on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/graceland_west_gwca/

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From the Alderman’s Office – Irving Park Resurfacing

Please see below information regarding the planned resurfacing of Irving Park from Ravenswood west. Although it is disappointing that the work was pushed to 2021, we are excited about the opportunity to work with CDOT to increase pedestrian safety wherever the State will allow.

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Learn about LVHS, attend their virtual open house

The LVHS virtual open house is a fantastic opportunity to learn about Graceland West’s anchor tenant. From Assistant Principal Dania A. Saleh, M.Ed.:

We want to formally invite you to the LVHS Virtual Open House, set on November 7th at 10:00 am. During the open house you will get the chance to meet our staff, athletes, and students to learn about what it means to be a Wildcat. The flyer provides further information on all the cool things you will learn about when you attend the session. 

In order to attend the session, you must fill out this Google form, so we can send you the Zoom link invitation. If you have any questions, please feel free to email AP Saleh at dasaleh@cps,edu.

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GWCA Fall 2020 News

GWCA Fall 2020 News

It’s time for GWCA’s 8th Annual Volunteer Street Leaf Cleanup! (November 7-15th)

Our final 2020 neighborhood street sweeping was September 29/30. Leaves are falling now. Please join us in raking up and bagging street and crosswalk leaves from November 7-15th. It’s important that we keep leaves out of the street so that they don’t clog sewer drains and cause flooding, or decompose over the winter and turn into a muddy mess.       

It’s easy! Just grab a rake and some bags (and a mask!), and leave your bagged leaves on the parkway. GWCA will organize a special pickup from the city the following week–no need to drag the bags to your alley and file a 311 request!

  • We’re focused on street leaves, but we’re also hoping to get any remaining debris from the big summer storm. 
  • Paper or plastic bags are fine. Just don’t make them too heavy to lift! A shovel or a dustpan can be helpful for scooping leaves and filling bags. 
  • Because of COVID-19, we won’t be working in large non-household groups this year. 
  • In your yard, it’s good to leave at least some leaves and plant matter, so that beneficial insects have a place to spend the winter. But we want to get all of the leaves out of the street and sidewalks. 
  • Take pictures of your work and post to our Facebook page #GWCAVolunteers and spread the word! We’ve got a lot of streets to cover 🙂

More news from GWCA

  • Have you adjusted your porch / entry light timer? Please always maintain a bright porch / entry light from dusk to dawn for neighborhood and pedestrian safety.    
  • Do you need a parkway tree? We’re going to reapply for an Openlands Treeplanters Grant, after last spring’s grant round was canceled due to COVID. Please let Joel know at info@gracelandwest.org.
  • Bikes are being stolen in and around our neighborhood. Please register your bikes.  Make sure bikes or household items aren’t visible through house or garage windows. Lock vehicle, house and garage doors and use window ventilation locks. Lock bikes stored inside.  Report suspicious activity and crime happening to 911 and prior crime to 311 and always get a Police report number. Keep video cameras updated.   
  • Meeting ideas. Please share your meeting ideas with Colin at info@gracelandwest.org

Thank you to everyone for all you are doing to support your neighbors, extended family, friends, coworkers and local businesses during COVID-19. Please let GWCA know about neighborhood needs at info@gracelandwest.org

The Graceland West Community Association is an all-volunteer organization. Are you a member yet? Membership dues support neighborhood communication, community meetings, events, an annual scholarship for Lake View High School, donations to Warner Park and Gardens and more. Please visit https://gracelandwest.org/membership/ for information about membership.

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47th Ward Youth Council – Tech Donations for CPS Students

Have a donation? Click here: http://bit.ly/back2school47

From Gabriel Perez, on behalf of the 47th Ward’s Youth Council:

We are calling for donations of new or used laptops, tablets, computer mouse, and/or money. All donations will benefit kids throughout the city who currently do not have the necessary resources for remote learning this fall. This effort was initiated in the presence of an already existing great digital divide that was compounded by mandated district wide remote learning due to COVID. 

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From the Alderman’s Office – 4410 N. Clark

Immediately north of Graceland West on Clark, just north of Montrose, 4410 N Clark will be torn down. See message from Josh Mark with Alderman Martin:

…our office just received notice that the building at 4410 N. Clark will be torn down in September. That’s the garage with the Uptown Fitness sign on it. It will be replaced by a 4-story, 25-unit TOD. Please note that this development is being built by right, meaning that our office was not asked to weigh in on it.

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Friendly Reminder – Property Tax Appeal

The Property Tax Appeal Deadline is in ONE day. The Cook County Property Tax Appeal deadline for Lakeview Township is August 5th. Your appeal can be completed on-line through the Cook County Assessor’s website, www.cookcountyassessor.com.

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From the Alderman’s Office

LV2 – Cubs Night Game Parking Update

Dear neighbors,

As we approach the start of the new Major League Baseball regular season, please be aware that enforcement for the LV2 – Cubs Night Game permit parking will begin on August 1, along with all permit parking enforcement citywide. 

The Department of Finance mailed LV2 permits to residents in the LV2 zone on July 15, ahead of the new Major League Baseball season. This mailing will include the original Cubs schedule, so please make sure to view the new schedule here. Our office will also work to distribute fliers with the new schedule.

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WHO WILL GET THE LV2 MAILER: The mailing list will only go to households that had a current city vehicle sticker registered in the LV2 zone as of March 2020, when the original mailing was set to go out.

IF YOU DON’T GET THE LV2 MAILER: If you’ve moved into the zone or updated your vehicle registration since March 2020, you’ll need to obtain these through our office. Because we continue to work remotely, please complete this form to request LV2 permits and we will coordinate a pickup or delivery.

If you have any questions, please contact Michael Sewall at 773-868-4747 or michael@aldermanmartin.com. 

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GWCA’s 38th Annual Garden Walk – Registration

Our GWCA 38th Annual Garden Walk will be Sunday, August 2nd from 4-7:30 pm.  The registration deadline to be on the map is July 23rd.  This year we will only show front yards to limit social gathering.  Our theme is “MASKquerade” as visitors and gardeners need to wear masks AND social distance if near others.

Roses blooming in Warner Park and Gardens
June 6, 2020

For the Garden Walk, we’re adding photos and garden descriptions to a virtual map. Please submit your photos or videos using this form https://forms.gle/mcavNzCYFSBmoXNY6. They can even be of you demonstrating a gardening technique. If you don’t have a google account you can also send photos or videos via email to Donna Forsberg (donnaforsberg@sbcglobal.net) and Colin McLeod (cmm504@gmail.com).

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