Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The City Council voted on Monday to approve the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal. Construction is expected to begin next summer.
The Highland Park City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve of the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal. Construction is expected to begin next summer. "I will take a great deal of pride that I'm part of a governing body that will restore the beach," said newly appointed City Councilman Sally Higginson before casting her vote in favor of the redesign. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. The plan that the park district board passed in August was recently approved by both the Design Review and Natural Resource Commission. Monday was the first time the project had been discussed at length by the City Council. The Park District of Highland Park Board of Commissioners voted to approve the …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
With approval from the park board and two commissions, the Highland Park beach redesign goes before the City Council on Monday. If the council signs off on it, construction could begin next summer.
The long road for the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal may finally be at its end. Rosewood Beach Redesign: The Story So Far The plan that the park district board passed in August has recently been approved by both the Design Review and Natural Resource Commission. On Monday it faces its final obstacle before construction can begin: the Highland Park City Council, who will discuss whether or not to approve the project at its meeting. The Park District of Highland Park Board of Commissioners voted in August to approve the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal after over a year of intense planning, beach tours and sometimes heated public debate. In addition to the controversial interpretive center that has frequently been the sole component of …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The 4-1 approval brings the proposal, which still includes the controversial interpretive center, one step closer to getting built.
The Rosewood Beach redesign proposal has moved one step closed to becoming a reality. Months after the Park Board signed off on the proposal, the Highland Park Design Review Commission has voted 4-1 in favor of the plan as well, according to the Chicago Tribune. Rosewood Beach Redesign: The Story So Far "This project has probably been vetted more than any other project I can remember," commission Chairman Michael Stein told the Tribune. "It's one of the nicest project's I've seen." Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. Now that the design has been set, the next step for the plan is approval from the Natural Resources Commission, followed by approval by the Highland Park City Council. The …
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Here's what readers are saying about the Park Board of Highland Park's unanimous vote in favor of the entire Rosewood Beach redesign, including the controversial interpretive center.
After over a year of intense planning, beach tours and sometimes heated public debate, the Park District of Highland Park Board of Commissioners voted last Thursday to approve the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal. Rosewood Beach Redesign: The Story So Far The unanimous vote means that the entire project will go forward, including the controversial interpretive center that has frequently been the sole component of the plan to provoke opposition from residents. The plan also involves a guard house, restrooms, concessions and a boardwalk. Construction is planned to take place in the spring of 2013 and the total estimated cost for the project is $4,661,372. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The most popular stories in August for Highland Park Patch involved a home invasion, the Park District's proposal for Rosewood Beach and the City Council's plan for its downtown anchor.
Before you settle in for a long weekend, here's a list of the ten most-read stories in August. Teens Charged In Burglary: The Story so Far With the first court date approaching and the police investigation wrapping up, Patch brings you up to speed on the Deerfield teens arrested and charged with an armed Highland Park burglary. Builder Will Work With City to Replace Topped Trees Bob Shrago will come up with a plan with the City Forester to replace the roughly 100 trees he removed the tops from along the ravine by Park Avenue Beach as a result of last week's administrative hearing. Man Cited for Smoking Pot at Ravinia A 58-year-old was issued an Administrative Citation for possession of cannabis after being observed by police smoking while…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Now that the Park Board of Highland Park has voted to go forward with the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal, here's everything you need to know about how the plan came together, what it includes and what happens next.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
With the vote on the Rosewood Beach redesign a day away, Patch talks to residents, board commissioners and Mayor Nancy Rotering about how the proposal process unfolded and what it says about Highland Park politics.
On Thursday, the Park Board members will sit down in West Ridge Center and cast their up or down vote for the Rosewood Beach redesign proposal. Rosewood Beach Redesign: The Story So Far The vote comes at the end of a yearlong process that has involved outreach meetings, online resources, FOIA requests and countless public comment from members of two community organizations. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. For Park Board President Scott Meyers, the participation and input from the community has been a welcome and deliberately sought after part of this process, beginning with the assembly of a Rosewood Beach Task Force to put the plan together. The small group of residents, led by Dave …
Monday, July 30, 2012
With widespread opposition to the proposed interpretive center at Rosewood Beach, the Park District places in jeopardy an otherwise supported project.
The Park District of Highland Park (PDHP) Board held a marathon session last Thursday night to address the controversy regarding the over-reaching Rosewood Beach improvements. Read more: Park Board Postpones Rosewood Beach Redesign Vote The evening started with a PDHP Board show and tell session at the beach with about 20 interested residents in tow. Like a backward traveling party, we left the beach and reconvened at Park District HQ (hey, isn’t it supposed to go the other way?). Even after several public hearings with the advisory committee, the crowd now turned out to address the Board directly. Speakers came and went and returned with more things to say. The board listened. A timer managed the speaking table covered with signs counting…
Residents joined the park board and architects last week to see how the proposed redesign would look.
Last Thursday's Park District board meeting began with a trip to the beach. The Park Board commissioners went to Rosewood Beach with members of the Rosewood Beach Task Force and the architects behind the beach's proposed redesign to see where stakes and flags had been placed to mark the location and size of the proposed buildings. They were joined by about 20 Highland Park residents, including members of Friends of Rosewood (FOR) and Ravinia Neighbors Association (RNA), two groups that have taken positions for and against the renovation. Read more: See all of Patch's Rosewood Beach Redesign Coverage "We had storms, we had biting flies, we had pestilence, it was like being at a seder," joked Park Board President Scott Meyers about the trip …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
It's been a busy week on the Rosewood Beach redesign front. Here's what you had to say about the proposal.
Now that the Park District Board of Commissioners has decided to wait a little longer before voting on the Rosewood Beach redesign, there's more time for Highland Park residents to chime in with their thoughts on the proposal. Rosewood Beach: The Story So Far Over the past week, Patch readers have commented on Rosewood Beach articles, sticking primarily to the controversial interpretive center. "Less is more," writes Jeanne Vella, arguing for a more modest redesign than the one the task force has come up with. "A sturdy changing house and restroom is all that's needed." Recent Highland Park High School graduate Bryce Robertson disagrees. "The biggest complaint that I personally hear about Rosewood is that there is no good place to walk or …
Moe @ the Buck
8:08 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Sorry Stevie Janowski, I failed on your story about your spot in Lake Forest,Donati's. I almost went there the other day, but went to Left Bank instead. I had two sloppy joes with cheese and got $50 for cleaning Lanes (the owners) gutters at his house. Maybe this "Donati's" guy needs his gutters cleaned? Then I can go there, eat pizza, and get $50 from him??? more ›