The city denied the request. Our neighborhood stays as it is.
December 10, 2019
Final supporters
We, as concerned residents, neighbors and/or parents of the Willard community, oppose the purchase of 2715 Hurd Avenue by the Salvation Army. We ask the city of Evanston to deny the Salvation Army's request for "special use" of the property.
Updates
October 31, 2019
The city is hearing us loud and clear. More meetings are on the calendar to keep the pressure on.
October 31, 2019
The momentum is undeniable now. Hurd Avenue remains our priority.
27 Comments
I strongly oppose the Salvation Army move from their current downtown business district location to a residential neighborhood. The Salvation Army is a social services operation. A quiet residential neighborhood with an elementary school across the street is not appropriate for a social services operation.
Do not want the congestion/danger to children walking before an adequate traffic survey is done. Also want to understand the use of the building/what percent of that is like a typical church services/activities
This is a residential neighborhood zoned R1. The activities and services provided by the Salvation Army are not in accordance with R1 zoning.
I seriously concern about increasing traffic, populations who are non residents there right in front of an elementary school. As a parent who’s seeking for the safest place for our kids, I don’t think Salvation Army being there is necessary.
Given the difficulty for people taking public transportation to access services and that Salvation Army limits who it’s services I don’t support this purchase.
I attended the PTA meeting last night; was hoping to get up to speed on the facts of the matter. Our alderman was in attendance and informed us that the Salvation Army had officially withdrawn their proposal to purchase the property. Those in attendance were generally delighted; that’s what I interrupted the clapping to mean. It’s clear that any church that attempts to purchase that particular church property is going to have a tough go of it if they plan to actively love their neighbor outside the hours of Sunday morning. However, I stayed for the rest of the PTA meeting and it’s clear that the vision and mission at our school includes caring for the under-served and under-represented. And...we’re certainly willing to deal with the traffic and inconvenience it occasionally brings.
I agree that more clarification is needed of the Salvation Army’s mission and motivations to relocate to this particular location.
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The city denied the request. Our neighborhood stays as it is.
December 10, 2019
Final supporters
We, as concerned residents, neighbors and/or parents of the Willard community, oppose the purchase of 2715 Hurd Avenue by the Salvation Army. We ask the city of Evanston to deny the Salvation Army's request for "special use" of the property.
Updates
October 31, 2019
The city is hearing us loud and clear. More meetings are on the calendar to keep the pressure on.
October 31, 2019
The momentum is undeniable now. Hurd Avenue remains our priority.
27 Comments
The zoning of a narrow residential street across from an elementary school and neighborhood park seem inappropriate for a business or community service center (which would be better suited on main thoroughfare like Central).
I strongly oppose the Salvation Army move from their current downtown business district location to a residential neighborhood. The Salvation Army is a social services operation. A quiet residential neighborhood with an elementary school across the street is not appropriate for a social services operation.
Do not want the congestion/danger to children walking before an adequate traffic survey is done. Also want to understand the use of the building/what percent of that is like a typical church services/activities
This is a residential neighborhood zoned R1. The activities and services provided by the Salvation Army are not in accordance with R1 zoning.
I seriously concern about increasing traffic, populations who are non residents there right in front of an elementary school. As a parent who’s seeking for the safest place for our kids, I don’t think Salvation Army being there is necessary.
Given the difficulty for people taking public transportation to access services and that Salvation Army limits who it’s services I don’t support this purchase.
I attended the PTA meeting last night; was hoping to get up to speed on the facts of the matter. Our alderman was in attendance and informed us that the Salvation Army had officially withdrawn their proposal to purchase the property. Those in attendance were generally delighted; that’s what I interrupted the clapping to mean. It’s clear that any church that attempts to purchase that particular church property is going to have a tough go of it if they plan to actively love their neighbor outside the hours of Sunday morning. However, I stayed for the rest of the PTA meeting and it’s clear that the vision and mission at our school includes caring for the under-served and under-represented. And...we’re certainly willing to deal with the traffic and inconvenience it occasionally brings.
I agree that more clarification is needed of the Salvation Army’s mission and motivations to relocate to this particular location.
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The zoning of a narrow residential street across from an elementary school and neighborhood park seem inappropriate for a business or community service center (which would be better suited on main thoroughfare like Central).