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Road Diet Update FRIENDS OF IMODS:
The road diet was voted down last night by the Skokie Board of Trustees.
While emotions ran deep on either side of this issue, it was good to see our
downtown community come out and be heard. Downtown Skokie has a pulse and
we can all agree to work toward a better, more lively, productive downtown
community. I think most of us can agree that the Skokie Board of Trustees
should consider taking control of Oakton Street via jurisdictional transfer from
Cook County. Once owned, the Village will be able to control some of the
variables that can help to make Oakton a more user friendly thoroughfare.
These include, but are not limited to, speed limit changes, truck rerouting,
placement and timing of stop lights, street light type and placement and
streetscape decisions. The upcoming facelift of Oakton will be a very
trying time for merchants and residents alike. We must all work together
to help to make this the least disruptive project it can be. We will also
need the help of the entire community to support the merchants affected by the
upcoming construction. Please continue to spend your money with the
downtown merchants, they will need your help more than ever during the
construction period. Thanks again to everyone who worked hard on both
sides of the road diet issue. This is a great example of a community
coming together to work out some very difficult problems. At least we were
all part of the process, that is more than most communities will even consider.
We live in a great town, together we work to make it better!
Randy Miles IMODS
Play the Downtown Skokie 5!
The
Downtown Skokie 5 - the Price is Right for Downtown Skokie
Shoppers who shop Local The first week of January, 2012
all Skokie residences received a colorful purple postcard that
serves as a game card for the new Downtown Skokie 5 promotion.
Over 30 Downtown Skokie businesses are participating, with more
expected to join. Visit
www.skokiedowntown.org
for the complete list of participating merchants. The
promotion runs through May 31, 2012, and here’s how it works: 1. Bring the
game card to any participating business in Downtown Skokie.
When you make a purchase of $5 or more, ask for a special
sticker for your card.
2. When you have
5 stickers on your card, fill out the card with your name,
address, email and phone and bring it to any participating
Downtown Skokie business.
3. When you
turn in your completed card, any participating business of your
choice, the merchant will give you a gift of up to $5 value.
You might get a complimentary appetizer or dessert, a decorative
button, bicycle tire patch kit, small jar of touch-up paint,
flower, etc. Prizes are subject to change and are at the
sole discretion of the participating business.
4.
Get a new card and start playing again! All participating
businesses will have blank cards, and supplies also will be
available at Village Hall, the Skokie Public Library and other
Downtown Skokie locations.
5. Around
the first day of every month, several $50 gift certificates to a
Downtown Skokie business will be awarded by random drawing from
all completed cards turned in the previous month. Winners
will be notified by email. All
participating businesses will have a Downtown Skokie 5 poster in
their window, and will be listed on
www.skokiedowntown.org.
For more information please
contact the Economic Development Division at 847/933-8446 or
visit
www.skokiedowntown.org.
Who says there is nothing happening in
Downtown Skokie....
Need a place to eat? We have 16 places to
eat in Downtown Skokie and that number continues to grow...
Annie’s Pancake House
4900 Oakton Street 847/675-7562
The
Downtown Skokie 5 - the Price is Right for Downtown Skokie
Shoppers who shop Local
