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1 day ago · City Manager Luke Stowe on a tour of the new downtown city hall on March 11. Credit: Matthew Eadie The Evanston City Council Monday is scheduled to approve an 8% pay hike for City Manager Luke Stowe. In a memo, Mayor Daniel Biss says the increase was agreed upon during a City Council executive ...

1 day ago · The city’s Land Use Commission voted to approve the building by a 7-0 vote last month, and the City Council Planning and Development Committee approved it on April 14, also by a 7-0 vote.. Harb told council members at the Planning and Development meeting that the six affordable units would cost the city about $15,000 yearly in reduced property tax revenue over the 30 years the units would be ...

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Feb 9, 2025 · Hi Neighbor, The lot is now zoned R3. Under the existing zoning code, the minimum lot size for a conforming lot in R3 is 5,000 square feet. Under the proposed new zoning code, existing R3 properties would become part of the new R2 zone in which the minimum lot size for a conforming lot would be 4,500 square feet.

Mar 24, 2025 · Adam Blough points out his upgraded electric service to Mayor Daniel Biss. Credit: Matthew Eadie Only households located in two U.S. Census tracts — 8092 and 8102 — are eligible, and households selected for the pilot program must earn 80% or less of Area Median Income, which is about $89,700 for a family of four. CNT says retrofits vary with each home but focus on health and safety ...

Sep 20, 2024 · Another resident, Cheryl Lawrence, raised the same point, asking how many people are forced to commute to Evanston for work but can’t afford to live in the city.. According to the Envision Evanston preliminary findings report, only 12% of the people who work in Evanston also live in the city.. Lawrence thanked city staff for their work and praised what she called a “really well thought out ...

Apr 20, 2025 · Among U.S. counties Cook County ranked 115th in new housing construction, adding 110,600 housing units. Details for the the City of Evanston weren’t available from the Construction Coverage report, but construction data compiled by Evanston Now in February, shows the city added about 1,300 new housing units from 2015 to 2023.. U.S. Census estimates show an increase of 1,100 units, or 3.7% ...

Dec 11, 2024 · The comprehensive planning process was kicked off with a council vote in July 2023 to award a $750,000 contract with a team of consultants led by HDR Inc. to develop the new documents. Public meetings about the process started in February. While a full draft of the proposed comprehensive plan has been released, only some sections of the proposed new zoning code have been unveiled, making it ...