[in person] Lawndale/Little Village Public Meeting: Ogden/Keeler IDI Logistics Complex Demolition
Chicago Department of Public Health
Monday, May 13, 2024
7:00 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. CDT
4236 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, Illinois 60623 Chicago, IL 60623 (Directions)
Greater St. Paul AME Church
This is an in-person meeting and will include an additional hour of pay.
More context:
- Official description: Please join the City of Chicago for a public meeting regarding multiple addresses listed on Ogden Avenue, Kedvale Avenue, and Ogden Avenue. Topics to be covered include safe demolition, oversight, dust control measures, and environmental and health protections, as an environmentally complex demolition.
- “Demolition Looms Over Historic Warehouses” | The Real Deal
- City webpage about complex demolitions
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
Concerns about historic preservation, dust, and vibration at community demolition hearing
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07:06 PM May 13, 2024 CDT
One of the main concerns is dust, and dust control measures are discussed.
“We are not here to do this job and leave,” he also says.
“All the shaking from the construction can mess up the infrastructure of peoples’ houses that they cannot afford to repair. What can we do about that?”
A representative from American Demolition answers yes.
The representative from American Demolition says, “we can’t guarantee what the jobs are.”
The representative from American Demolition says, “I hear you. There are two sides to the story.”
Agency Information
Chicago Department of Public Health
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