VOCAL Neighbors

Letters to the Alderman

We've been getting cc'd on lots of letters such as these. Please continue to make your opinion known. If you would like to have yours posted, just let us know and we will.

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Dear Alderman Daley,

We would like to register our opposition to the proposed landmark status inthe Sheffield Neighborhood. We currently own a wonderful vintage row home on the 2100 block of N Dayton. While we are partial to restored vintage properties, we believe the eclectic mix of old and new homes on our block creates a growing vibrant community.

We welcome anyone wanting to landmark their own property and believe properly enforced zoning laws create neighborhood stability and safety. However, we are deeply troubled with a heavy-handed approach to force homeowners to encumber their property for essentially aesthetic reasons.

We are equally troubled with the current decision process you are undertaking. As our elected official, we need you to make sure this decision is open and democratic. A democratic process in our view is one homeowner has one vote and only actual votes are used to determine what the majority wants. There is no presumption about how non-participating homeowners would vote. After all, a fair democratic process is how you were elected. We feel that a piece of legislation that will restrict the rightsof property owners should receive the same treatment as your election did. It is our belief that anything short of an open, democratic vote ofinterested homeowners will hurt the community and lead to a divided neighborhood.

Deeply concerned on Dayton,

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PS We are not builders, realtors or lawyers and so we have no conflict of interest

posted by The Grants @ 1:45 PM