Recommendations
1. This community needs more open communication about community issues between ALL members of the community. Therefore, we recommend a community council that represents all members of the Roscoe Village community that work with one another to solve community issues in an equal way.
2. The Lathrop Homes should be renovated, but units should be reserved for only subsidized and public housing. There should be no market rate units in Lathrop. Furthermore, all current and displaced residents should have a right to return to the Lathrop Homes after redevelopment. Those residents evicted or barred from the Lathrop Homes due to CHA’s one-strike policy should have their case reviewed, to see if they should be allowed back as well.
3. The Cotter Boys and Girls Club, which is in jeopardy of closing due to the planned redevelopment of the Lathrop Homes, must be included in the final plan for redevelopment, and must be remodeled.
4. Hamlin Park Community Center and Alcott College Prep should meet to rebuild a bond and relationship. Hamlin could be a wonderful resource for Alcott and a relationship is much needed. In order to show commitment, Alcott students are willing to create a contract that will set guidelines on how students use the community space.
5. Job creation in the community that offers employment to ALL members of the community is a must. There needs to be a collective effort to bring businesses into the community that offer fair compensation and benefits to their workers. A good example of this type of business is the Costco on Clybourn and Damen, which offers fair wages and quality benefits to many community members that work there.
2. The Lathrop Homes should be renovated, but units should be reserved for only subsidized and public housing. There should be no market rate units in Lathrop. Furthermore, all current and displaced residents should have a right to return to the Lathrop Homes after redevelopment. Those residents evicted or barred from the Lathrop Homes due to CHA’s one-strike policy should have their case reviewed, to see if they should be allowed back as well.
3. The Cotter Boys and Girls Club, which is in jeopardy of closing due to the planned redevelopment of the Lathrop Homes, must be included in the final plan for redevelopment, and must be remodeled.
4. Hamlin Park Community Center and Alcott College Prep should meet to rebuild a bond and relationship. Hamlin could be a wonderful resource for Alcott and a relationship is much needed. In order to show commitment, Alcott students are willing to create a contract that will set guidelines on how students use the community space.
5. Job creation in the community that offers employment to ALL members of the community is a must. There needs to be a collective effort to bring businesses into the community that offer fair compensation and benefits to their workers. A good example of this type of business is the Costco on Clybourn and Damen, which offers fair wages and quality benefits to many community members that work there.