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2010
Lawndale Alliance Community Awareness Series
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THE TIME FOR TIF REFORM IS NOW
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The Lawndale Alliance has been studying the effects of TIFs on the North Lawndale community forthree years. The group hosted a TIF town hall meeting in the spring of 2009, in partnership withDePaul University, Dvorak School and the Westside Association for Community Action to highlight the results of an analysis of the performance of the 7 TIFs impacting North Lawndale for the yearending December 31, 2007. In so doing the group
examined the TIFs’ goals and objectives, most
recent financial results, track record in hiring and contracting minorities, women and localresidents; major projects, and the implications of legislative policies and real estate developmentson the surrounding community.
The group’s findings are included in this informal report
. Anupdate will be provided after the 2010 TIF Town Hall meeting, which will be held in June, 2010.
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[THE TIME FOR TIF REFORM IS NOW]
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| Valerie F. Leonard for the Lawndale Alliance Community Awareness Series
Dedications
This TIF town hall meeting was part of a 3-part meeting series, dedicated in lovingmemory of Rev. Mary Edwards, Co-Pastor of the West Side Center of Truth. Rev.Edwards was faithful in everything she did, with her family, church, the community and the Lawndale Alliance. Her presence is truly missed.
The TIF town hall presentation and companion report is dedicated to Ms. JacquelineLeavy, a local community activist, and former executive director of the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group, for her leadership in providing education, training and advocacy for grassroots organizations seeking greater transparency in the City of
Chicago’s capital budget, transportation and TIF funding.
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[THE TIME FOR TIF REFORM IS NOW]
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| Valerie F. Leonard for the Lawndale Alliance Community Awareness Series
Acknowledgments
The Lawndale Alliance would like to thank the following persons and organizations fortheir contributions to the success of the annual TIF Town Hall Meeting.DePaul UniversityDvorak SchoolWACA Network NCBG/UICCAN-TVNo Games ChicagoJohn ZieglerErin SadzewiczLarry Bennett Stephen AlexanderGladys WoodsonZina SimmonsMark CarterPatricia HillRichard Barnett Melissa WilliamsRaynard Villa HallDerrick SpaceTom TresserJoe Ann BradleyMillie GoldsmithRenet ClinesRev. Walter HarrisDeidre GreenIsaac LewisNorth Lawndale Community NewsKrista ChristopheDebbie CannonDorothy WilliamsCorene Jenkins-HarveySamuel MuhammadAdonya LittleKirstin WilliamsBeatrice SmithJacqueline LeavyBob Quellos
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