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The Daily Northwestern Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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City discusses housing plan By JENNIFER BALL
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Evanston is currently reviewing its draft of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan, a proposal addressing housing for low- to moderate-income residents. The city invited residents to a meeting Tuesday evening at the Civic Center for public comment to evaluate their needs. The only people in attendance were aldermen and city officials. The 2015-2019 plan aims to help We have such with comlimited citizen munity and economic participation. development needs So much of it stratedovetails what and gies as well the mental as housing, health board is specifically for low to doing. moderate Ald. Coleen Burrus income residents, (9th) according to a city news release. The plan ensures these low to moderate income residents have a suitable living environment and sufficient economic opportunities for the next four years, according to the release. Public comments on the plan may be sent to the city via email until Nov. 3. The plan will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing
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and Urban Development by Nov. 15 for review, per the department’s recommendations. HUD also recommended that public comments close and the plan be approved at the Nov. 10 City Council meeting. The plan is part of the funding process for multiple grants, including the Community Development Block Grant, the HOME Investment Partnership and the Emergency Shelter Grant programs, which will receive funds through federal grants if the plan is approved. CDBG seeks to improve public facilities and infrastructure and HOME helps families with children pay rent. ESG addresses the needs of individuals at high risk of homelessness, including victims of domestic violence. The plan guarantees fair housing for all low- to moderate-income residents in Evanston as part of these federal grant fundings, according to the release. The city previously implemented a 20102014 Consolidated Plan. The draft showed the expected funding amounts available for the first year of the plan in 2015. For CDBG, $2,187,111 would be available the first year; for HOME, $690,600; and for ESG, $135,450. The actual amounts could be available from the federal budget if the plan is approved as soon as January or later, said April Jacobs, the city’s grants and compliance specialist. Almost 34 percent of Evanston households are moderate and low » See HOUSING, page 6
Officials evaluate lighting NU, city particpate in light, safety walk to identify dimly lit spots
By JEANNE KUANG
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Risk Management director retires after 16 years
Director of Risk Management Christopher Johnson will be retiring from Northwestern on Dec. 5, said Ingrid Stafford, associate vice president and treasurer for Financial Operations, in an Oct. 17 email. Stafford highlighted Johnson’s contributions to the University during his 16 years in the position. “Chris has been an advocate for the importance of training and education as a foundation for successful risk management,” she said in the email. Stafford cited programs within the Office of Risk Management, such as those in “worker’s compensation, driver education, ergonomic evaluation and shop safety standards” for increasing safety for faculty, staff and students. She said Johnson was responsible for NU’s professional liability and general liability coverage through captive company Rubicon, Inc., maintenance of various academic and administrative facilities and development of student
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LIGHT IN THE DARK A person skateboards by a streetlight on Foster Street on Tuesday night. Lighting and safety is a consistent concern for students who live off campus, said Anthony Kirchmeier, director of off-campus life.
Associated Student Government and Northwestern administrators are working with Evanston officials to improve lighting near campus. In the light and safety walk this month with Evanston aldermen, city
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Christopher Johnson
health insurance programs “to best fit the needs of its diverse student body.” Johnson began his career in Evanston law enforcement and joined NU in 1992 as assistant director of risk management. He has served with multiple University groups, including the Students Publishing Co. board of directors, Norris University Center Advisory Board and the Campus Safety and Crime Prevention Committee. The search for Johnson’s successor is expected to be underway shortly.
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2nd ETHS student diagnosed with whooping cough
A student at Evanston Township High School has been diagnosed with whooping cough, according to a letter sent out Monday to students’ parents. This is the second case at the school this year. The student, who has been diagnosed and treated, is the second person at ETHS in three months to contract the illness, which is easily transmissible. A student who participated in the school’s summer programming was diagnosed in late August, right around the time when ETHS opened for the academic year. Whooping cough is highly contagious and can be transmitted through
staff members, University Police, NU administrators, students and residents, ASG looked for spots off campus that needed more sufficient lighting. Kevin Harris, ASG vice president for community relations, said they are compiling specific, problematic locations identified during the walk. Those spots include areas that are poorly lit at night, streetlights that need replacements and sidewalks that have been obscured by trees. The light and safety walk is held one to two times a year by ASG. The walk occurred west of campus and extended to Ridge Avenue,
between Emerson Street and Noyes Street, said Anthony Kirchmeier, NU director of off-campus life. “We identified the west side of Sheridan Road as an area that’s very dark,” Harris, a Weinberg junior, said. He said he hopes to come up with a solution on that street despite a delay in discussing general Sheridan Road improvements with the city. “A simple way, I guess you could say, to address lighting concerns is to do it through porch lighting,” Harris said.
coughing and sneezing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carl Caneva, Evanston’s assistant health director, said this time of the year is when the city usually sees an influx of whooping cough cases. In order to prevent further spread of the illness, parents should be “vigilant” in monitoring their children and any symptoms they may have, he said. Symptoms of whooping cough are very similar to those of the common cold, including runny nose and fever, but can escalate to rapid coughs and vomiting, according to the CDC. Symptoms don’t appear until seven to 10 days after exposure to the illness. Caneva advised parents to keep their children home if they show any symptoms or exhibit a fever. The letter from ETHS asked parents to keep those infected from
attending school or social activities for at least five days after treatment begins. Although an outbreak is impossible to predict, officials are ensuring that all the appropriate people are made aware of the illness, Evanston Director of Health Evonda ThomasSmith told The Daily in August after the first case had been announced. “It is considered one of the highly contagious infectious conditions,” she said. “It could last for a long period of time and people can go untreated, so that is why we’re really concerned about it.” Students can take basic steps by practicing personal hygiene, such as washing their hands and covering their mouths when coughing and sneezing, in order to help prevent the spread of infection, Caneva said.
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