HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCDATE=JUNE 06, 2006 (7) Elgin Heritage Commisaioll Minutes page
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Walkup and Slcvon Strait had agreed to Silly ou for another year, and drift tvmts had been
renewed by the City Council for one Ionic year.
Plik KlIC71 indicated that he planned to zap solve ban los pronation on the Subcommittee
bat stay on flit wr ole Cmmisnion due to family connotations,
Shelley Barnett Mditend that she world nap down if another member of(he whole
Clagamisimi requested an apraim oma. Eic Popp indicated an interest and Betsy Couture
wawa Prat site urauld be able to confirm following Wi nonfiction of her giant e nth the Clry,
which was puabty within the next month.
It was decided to finalize the positions of the ueslgn Review Subcommittee at the July
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e D. C. Crank properKerry Kelly Ms. KeKellyr v and Me_ Carol Slid w ancient
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at hmeeting eedn& and reyumt W e low mrnmes to discuss the D. C. Cook properly coon mcmhcrs
of tl:e Commission.
HIm Hilly sterol tion rz.aderns of the northeast neighbor had Ittihad rip to save the
boarding housec in the nughbnrhnod nndhadnowcreatedatask Pomc withinthc
neighborhood to save the D C Cl Ianding fmm demolition. They had been told that Ihcm
a likelihood of demolition of the pounced as early as December of this year, and telt that
it alUld be nagic Ions if the building woou to be dunolieh d
Ms. Kelly indicmad that the neighborhood group had begun working with Wo paontial
developer to amulet the adaptiwa rise of the building rather all demolition Thw felt that the.
banding appeared to be in a condition whew it could continue to be used, and with e creative
ofplan inganduchitecmre, muldintrdnworsidenoeswithin tine existing stmcmreon
Ihcpropmb'. a eetingw scheduled on June 2) mwhicL P:c nciphhorhnnd planned to
present ideas to the dcvdopor on haw to creatively develop the prupmg
"Do canna company assopirad with the property, Hyan Companies, Inc. had told them that
they cove wa ting m him a residential dcvclopmcin pal tile,
Ma. Send stated that she felt that the braiding Evil leas Too nsic value, pronebly greater value
worn notifiedShe sm¢d that the neighborhood was bion bto I tire Il C. Cook Compony,
it hot Irig the boardinghouse and worker, homing around Fznerelda park 'I'lie common, has
a lot of hstory in the neighborhood.
Ms_ Sud stated that she moved to Elgin from Southern California and has fvad rn ;he
neighborhoodo or sinceShe list seen other people move from affluent neighborhoods trio
Elgin. Elgin odea mum than what Barrington and St Charles can offer, there is character,
lughery and unique architecture. The pcmophon of a common Try oforriThe and dogs is long
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ads. Send acid that the nughbothood would like to work with the developer to possibly save
the on ting facade and m : a it in a nmv development there are many residence within The
neighborhood who would like to sun the lura porion ortire bnlldlrig (entrance and w:ngn)
provers ed and reuical I here was no opinion about ening lho run wnoulmuac aatl
manufacrudng portion of ilia Ithirty