Alderman Flores rejects zoning for dry cleaner

By -
EVA treasurer Brodi Cole accompanied Ald. Manny Flores (1st Ward) on a tour of a Lake View dry-cleaning plant March 14 after members declined to support a zoning change to open a similar plant on Chicago Avenue. The alderman's office issued this statement on March 30: I am writing to give you an update regarding the proposed zoning change at 1916 W. Chicago Avenue. As you may recall, the CD One Price Cleaners company was interested in renting out the commercial space at the above address to open a dry cleaning pick-up site with an on-premise dry cleaning plant. This necessitated a change in the zoning from B3-2 to a C1-2 to allow for an on-premise dry cleaning plant with more than 2 employees. Before making a final decision on the proposal, I and a few neighbors visited an existing CD One Price Cleaners facility to view the dry cleaning operations. The store was well-lit, well-kept and was a generally well-run operation. However, when I asked employees about the safety and clean-up procedures in place in the event of a solvent spill, I did not get a knowledgeable response from store employees. This was a cause for real concern. Although CD One Price Cleaners does not use the highly toxic perchloroethylene (perc) solvent, it does utilize a hydrocarbon, or petroleum-based, cleaning solvent. The EPA lists this solvent as a neurotoxin and as a skin/eye irritant, necessitating careful and immediate clean-up in the case of a spill. Therefore, based on the fact that store employees did not appear to be properly trained on safety and clean-up procedures in the event of a solvent spill, I did not feel a sufficient level of comfort to approve a zoning change to allow the CD One Price dry cleaning plant operation at 1916 W. Chicago Avenue. If you have any additional questions or comments regarding this matter, please feel free to communicate with me via e-mail at ward01@cityofchicago.org or via phone at (773) 278-0101. Sincerely, Raymond Valadez Chief of Staff for Alderman Manuel Flores 2058 N. Western Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 278-0101 (773) 278-2541 (fax) Please note: If you would like to be added to the First Ward informational electronic mailing list, please sign-up at our website, www.flores1stward.com
Tom Tomek business card
Anselmo @properties business card,
Ask Nagel business card.

Popular posts from this blog

Crime puts La Spata on the spot

By -
Image
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st Ward) speaks to East Village Association members June 13, 2022. Weekend gunfire turned a scheduled meeting with Ald. Daniel LaSpata into an hourlong discussion of public safety. Residents pressed the alderman on police response to calls and his own response to violent crime. The June 13 meeting was streamed on EVA's Facebook page . La Spata stated that the number of aggravated batteries and carjackings had fallen in East Village's two beats but a rise of robberies had been "frustrating." In weekly calls with 12th District Cmdr. Beth Giltmier, La Spata said he pushed for Chicago Avenue foot patrols. Residents asked if more street cameras would be installed in the ward, noting that early morning shots fired on their block two days before had no police response for more than an hour. La Spata said cameras were funded from the ward's discretionary "menu money" but he would not commit to funding cameras without consulting Giltmi
Read more

Ald. Villegas gets to know East Village

By -
Image
36th Ward Ald. Gilbert Villegas meets East Vlllage Association members Sept. 12, 2022 at Roots Pizza. East Village Association membership meeting Sept. 12, 2022, at Roots Pizza, 1924 W. Chicago Ave. Presiding: Dan Johnson, director East Village again is split in Chicago's City Council redistricting. Ald. Gilbert Villegas introduced himself to East Village Association members Sept. 12. In turn, members sounded him out on how he works with community groups on neighborhood issues. The remap pushes Villegas' 36th Ward boundaries east along Grand Avenue from Belmont Cragin into East Village. A West Town satellite office at 2246 W. Chicago Ave. is staffed Tuesday through Thursday. "I ran in 2019 under an acronym that I still use today, which is PEACE—Public Safety, Education Accountability, City Services and Economic Development," Villegas told EVA members before taking questions. "I'm not an alderman that's about defunding the police. I'm an alderma
Read more