East Lake View Streets & Neighborhood Are NOT FOR SALE

April 5, 2013

Mayor Emanuel:

As residents in the East Lake View community, we have  several major concerns regarding the renovations of Wrigley Field:

1. We have never received full disclosure of the requests associated with the renovations from the owners; including:
   • Signage – dimensions, locations, hours of operation (if digitized), how it will impact local residents and businesses, etc.
   • Street closings, using our public way for private “Chicago Cubs only” for-profit events
   • Exact number of night games and events per season, what time constitutes a night game, 6:00 pm game starts or concerts, or later?
   • Length and terms of any agreement
   • A detailed outline of the proposed 5-year construction broken down year by year.
   • DETAILS in writing from the Chicago Cubs of all aspect of the construction proposal, including heights, dimensions,
     timelines, traffic impacts, parking impacts, construction, street closures, etc (both for Wrigley Field as well as their hotel proposal where McDonalds is located on the NW corner of Addison & Clark.

This is OUR community. We live here 365 days each year, not just 81 days a year. We want a viable, vibrant community that people want to live in year-round and to maintain our property values and quality of life. 

Increasing the encroachment of the  Chicago Cubs on the residential and business community interests negatively impacts the interests of the residents and voters. 
While people say we knew there was a ballpark in the neighborhood when we
moved here, we say the Rickets family also knew they were buying a ballpark in
the middle of a neighborhood community when they bought here.

Residents of East Lake View