Lincoln Park Advisory Council

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Covering the North Lakefront

from Ohio Street Beach to Thorndale Avenue

2010 Meetings

 LPAC meeting format

March 10th - PNNM

Program:

• Discussion with Friends of the Parks new Director of Neighborhood Parks
• Presentation by City Planning Dept. on new Montrose Harbor project

February 10th - Margate

Program discussions:

• Artificial turf in Lincoln Park
• Results of park survey
• Proposed July 4th fireworks

              

January 20th - Artificial Ground Coverings Task Force

              7pm meeting at Margate - open to all

January 13th -Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Program by/about Montrose Stewards, including news on the new black oak trees

2009 Meetings

December - no meeting scheduled

November - meeting cancelled

October 14th - PNNM

Program: City of Chicago's Urban Forestry Agenda

and canopy research

Additional discussion about Osterman Beach facilities

September 9th - Margate - 6:45pm

Program:  playlot safety expert Amy Hill

August - no meeting

July 8th - PNNM

      Program:  Scott Stevenson, Vice President of Westrec, on the three

                         harbors in Lincoln Park: Diversey, Belmont and Montrose

June 10th - Margate

• Harbors of Chicago with Cdr. Bill Rossberger  

May 13th - PNNM               Annual General Meeting

• History of Lincoln Park by CPD Historian Julia Bachrach

April 8th - Margate

• Lakefront Revetment - Joseph Bornstein, Project Manager, Chicago Park District Planning and Development, with staff from the City of Chicago and the Army Corps of Engineers
• New Natural Area at Diversey - Zhanna Yermakov, CPD Natural Areas Manager      

March 11th - agenda - PNNM

February 11th - Margate

• Park District staffers discussing Permits and Park Services.

January 14th – PNNM

• The Olympics in Chicago – Pro and Con
  • Gyata Kimmons, Director of Community Relations for Chicago 2016 -
                http://www.chicago2016.org         
  • Prof. Allen Sanderson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics,
                University of Chicago -http://home.uchicago.edu/~arsx/index.html

Lincoln Park Advisory Council meetings are open to everyone. Membership is encouraged (and required to cast a vote) but not necessary.  Meetings are generally held the second Wednesday of the month except August and December. The location alternates between the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the Margate Fieldhouse.

All meetings start at 6:45pm unless otherwise noted.

Margate Fieldhouse - 4921 N. Marine Drive, Chicago, 60640 (Between Lawrence and Foster)   Parking is available in a lot on the east side of the building. CTA bus # 146 stops in front of the fieldhouse.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - 2430 N. Cannon Drive (at Fullerton), Chicago, 60640 Street parking is usually available on Cannon Drive. CTA bus #151 runs along nearby Stockton Drive.

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