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24 | March 16, 2017 | The glenview lantern sound off glenviewlantern.com Letters to the Editor Brickman endorses trustees for Glenview Village Board As the daughter of a life member of the Glenview Fire Department, I am second to none in my admiration and respect for firefighters. However, I have concerns about the upcoming Village of Glenview elections. One candidate for trustee is an active firefighter for the Village. By all accounts, he is a fine person and I am grateful for his service to our community, but I question his ability to perform the duties of the job he seeks because of the conflicts of interest he will face. Although the state legislature carved out a special exception to the law allowing firefighters but no other municipal employees to run for elected office in the towns in which they serve, those candidates face serious problems fulfilling the duties of the offices they seek. When trustees vote on financial issues, they are dealing with finite resources. If those dollars are spent in one area, they’re not available for another use. Therefore, any votes involving general funds necessarily impact what will be available for other things, such as employee compensation. While an active employee could recuse himself from such votes, I prefer to have trustees who can legally and ethically vote on the vast majority of issues facing the Village Board. For that reason, I support Hinkamp, Karton and Khoja as Glenview trustees. Jill Brickman Northfield Township Supervisor Trustees fail to uphold Comprehensive Plan In the new Glenview Comprehensive Plan, there are four components intended to address the current deficit of 410 affordable residences necessary for the Village to comply with AHPAA, the state law intended to promote affordable housing. The first component is assessment. They determined Glenview is not in compliance. The second component is identifying areas appropriate for affordable housing. Multifamily developments near transportation, groceries and pedestrian friendly were designated. The third component was incentives. Among these were zoning bonuses, direct Village involvement, property tax abatement, financing assistance, outright grants, reduced fees and cooperation with affordable housing developers requesting private/ public funding. The fourth section was the goal. Increasing affordable housing to the requisite 10-percent level was the only goal. Currently, the Village has two properties that it is marketing itself which clearly meet the multifamily, close to transportation, groceries, pedestrian friendly and other characteristics. Are any of the 26 residences approved for the former city hall site affordable? Is the Village demonstrating its will to meet the goal of 10-percent affordability by extending the incentives outlined in section three? Instead, trustees are waiting for a developer to “ask” for these incentives. If they don’t ask, they are not in- Please see letters, 25 NO DRUGS. NO SURGERY. NO PAIN. MODELS OPEN from $529,000! APPROVED OVER 93% SUCCESS RATE Get connected to the most innovative pain treatment. Give your knees the cushioning and relief they need. Made from a natural substance GELSYN3 is a new FDA Approved treatment. Covered by Medicare and most insurances. NOW OPEN <strong>GL</strong>EN TOWN CENTER. 1859 Tower Dr, Glenview, IL 60026 847.243.6744 • www.PAINfreePAINrelief.com www.meadowridgenorthbrook.net 847-559-9800
glenviewlantern.com sound off the glenview lantern | March 16, 2017 | 25 Social snapshot Top Web Stories From GlenviewLantern.com, as of March. 13 1. D30: Parents, residents voice support for new Maple School 2. Actress Emily Bergl tells Chicagoly all about Glenview 3. Glenbrook powers its way into state finals 4. Torino Ramen brings flavorful Japanese cuisine to North Shore 5. Boys Ice Hockey: Loyola overpowers GBS in quarterfinal Become a member: GlenviewLantern.com/Plus From the Editor More ways to interact with the newspaper CHRIS PULLAM chris@glenviewlantern.com Welcome to The Glenview Lantern’s third, and final, edition of “Ways To Interact With The Newspaper.” Two weeks ago in this space, I asked for Pet of the Week submissions. Now I have more than 30 submissions sitting in my email, and I’m set for nearly eight months. Last week, I encouraged readers to vote for Glenbrook South and Loyola Academy students during our Athlete of the Month contests, which pits every Athlete of the Week from all seven of our North Shore publications against each other, and I’m expecting big things come April. So, what’s our topic this week? Letters to the Editor. You’ll find three entries (the most in my year as editor!) across this twopage spread. Basically, this space is reserved for residents who want to discuss hot topics with their neighbors using our weekly medium. Since The Lantern is, in fact, a newspaper, I will fact-check statistics. But I will not censor opinions. In order to submit a Letter to the Editor, you must reside in Glenview, provide your first and last name, keep your content to fewer than 400 words, and send to Chris@GlenviewLantern.com. Let’s get the conversations started! Glenbrook South High School posted this photo of student representatives during We Day on March 7 at Allstate Arena. Like The Glenview Lantern: facebook.com/glenviewlantern What a great start to #littleblackhawks at @GlenviewPkDist! @bhyouthhockey. @acamins Annie Camins tweeted about the youth hockey team on March 5. Follow The Glenview Lantern: @glenviewlantern go figure 12 An intriguing number from this week’s edition Twelve local acts competed over the weekend at Glenview’s Got Talent, Page 3 letters From Page 24 sisting. This points to a lack of commitment to the ultimate goal. Instead of publishing “feel good” outlines for affordable housing, the Village needs to model behaviors that can be replicated by private and public entities. The Park Place development sits directly behind the fire station and yet many firemen cannot afford a house in Glenview. Wouldn’t it be great if two or three of those 26 units were actually affordable? The Bess Hardware location is the other ‘appropriate for affordable housing’ property recently purchased by the Village and being marketed by the Village. The Village should work with any potential developers to incorporate 10 percent of those units for affordable housing extending the incentives they have outlined in the comprehensive plan. If it does not, it will be a clear flag that they are not serious about making Glenview a diverse and welcoming community. Margaret Sents Glenview Resident Resident oppose boating on Lake Glenview Boating might look like a good idea, however, the plan is unsafe and poses considerable risk to people, habitat and wildlife. No on-site rescue boat. No one supervising activities or checking permits (except occasionally). No one to enforce the rules. The water is not safe for swimming or wading. The Glenview Park Board could not answer: How many boats is too many? What would prevent large groups or classes? How to keep people off the islands? How to prevent people from getting in and out at other locations? How to prevent people bringing alcohol? How to monitor if people where catching fish and not releasing them? How to prevent people from harming wildlife? How to know if people even had permits? How to keep boaters safe from hazards? How to ensure the safety of wildlife and habitat? There will be conscientious boaters and there will also be those that do not respect the rules and will cause damage, it is naive to think otherwise. The plan now is to get a permit for each boat, not boater. How can you be sure that everyone has read and understood the rules if only the boats need permits? This is a small lake and that puts extra stress on migrating birds as they have nowhere to hide or get away from people. Some have flown thousands of miles and could have hundreds more to go. They would be flushed repeatedly and ultimately tire, perhaps leading to death. One day at Lake Glenview I saw a boy kicking out the decorative panels on the bridge. He didn’t stop until I said something and called the police, by then, however, the damage was done. While we hope people follow the rules, every day I see people who don’t think the rules apply to them. I’m an 18-year resident of Glenview and naturalist photographer. I have been documenting the wildlife at Lake Glenview since it was built. I have seen Lake Glenview evolve into a beautiful natural area that is enjoyed by people and wildlife alike. I served four years on the Natural Resource Committee of Glenview. For the last 30 years I’ve worked with The Nature Conservancy, Lake Forest Open Lands, The Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Wilderness and many other nature organizations. I have experience with nature and wildlife and am not making these recommendations lightly. Respectfully, Carol Freeman Glenview Resident The Glenview Lantern Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. The Glenview Lantern encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. The Glenview Lantern reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of The Glenview Lantern. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of The Glenview Lantern. Letters can be mailed to: The Glenview Lantern, 60 Revere Drive ST 888, Northbrook, IL, 60062. Fax letters to (847) 272-4648 or email to chris@glenviewlantern. com. www.glenviewlantern.com
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