SEA Vice President Sheila Sullivan urged Evanston’s Environment Board to support the Evanston Lakefront Protection Ordinance, calling it an essential safeguard for public access, environmental stewardship, and the lakefront’s long-term future.

Updates from the Southeast Evanston Association on Housing4All, Putting Assets to Work, the Lakefront Protection Ordinance, mayoral succession, zoning education, and SEA’s annual membership drive.

SEA submitted written testimony opposing SB 4060 and related BUILD legislation, citing concerns about local zoning authority, preservation, infrastructure, displacement, and public accountability.

SEA welcomed several improvements to the City’s revised zoning-update scope while urging a transparent, Council-directed process grounded in independent analysis.

Published RoundTable letter by SEA Board Member John Storey Williamson examines how federal housing-grant commitments should align with transparent, Council-directed zoning and planning deliberations.

The Southeast Evanston Association asks City Council to uphold the Land Use Commission’s recommendation, citing fiscal concerns, major zoning variances, and neighborhood parking impacts.