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 Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:33 pm Post subject: ASCO Announcements 2/19/2009 |
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Dear Sheridan Road Resident, [sent February 19, 2009]
Senior Sewer Rebates Available
Resident Condo/Co-op Owners age 65 and over are eligible for the City's annual $50.00 sewer rebate. If you have received this before, you should have received your application in the mail this week.
First time applicants should call their Alderman for an application. 49th Ward residents should call (773) 338-5796. 48th Ward residents should call (773) 784-5277.
In order to apply, unit owners must first apply for a senior homestead exemption. Proof of age and a copy of a paid water bill obtainable from your building manager are required with the first time application
Emergency Bus Line Cuts on Sheridan
If you had a hard time getting home from work on Thursday and still don't know why ... here's a story from WGN shared with ASCO by Jim Ness.
CTA pulling 200 articulated buses as safety precaution
February 19, 2009 4:23 PM
The CTA has taken almost 200 articulated buses out of service as a safety precaution due to serious cracks found in the chassis of one vehicle, transit officials said today.
The sidelining of the North American Bus Industries Inc. (NABI) buses, which represent 6 percent of the CTA's bus fleet, is expected to have an impact on rush-hour commuters, officials said. The 60-foot-long buses are in service primarily on high-ridership routes.
The CTA has known about potential structural fatigue along the frame of the buses, based on an accelerated durability test of one prototype vehicle some years ago. But a CTA bus pulling into a garage recently failed, CTA spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney said.
CTA acting president Dorval Carter Jr. decided to remove the NABI buses from service until an independent expert evaluates the problem, Gaffney said.
The accordion-style buses entered service starting in 2003. The CTA says design flaws are to blame for the defects, which include cracks around the axles and the joint connecting the articulated mid-section of the buses. The CTA filed a lawsuit against NABI after the financially strapped bus manufacturer failed to make sufficient improvements under the warranty, transit officials said. The CTA also stopped making payments on the $102 million contract about four years ago.
The 226 NABI buses that the CTA purchased are warranteed for 12 years or 500,000 miles. The bus that failed was about five years old and had 152,000 miles. Slightly fewer than 200 buses were still in service when the CTA pulled the plug on them today.
The buses operate on the busy lakeshore routes between downtown and the North and South Sides. Riders have complained about bumpy rides since the buses were introduced.
We have not been able to learn how soon the buses will return to service. Local routes which will be effected include 147 and 156.
ASCO holds annual elections
The Association of Sheridan Road Condo/Co-op Owners held its annual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2009 at Shoreline Towers Condominium Association. The following persons were elected to office.
- Sheli Lulkin, East Point - President
- Belle Mest, Malibu - Vice-President
- LaVonne Sharp, The Statesman - Secretary
- Sandy Chaet, Malibu East - Treasurer
- John Walsh, 6030 - Director (1 year)
- Lorraine Meyers, Park Tower - Director (1 year)
Directors continuing in office for another year are:
- Kent Kzeski, 6342
- Ron Simon, East Point
- Pierre Rowan, Edgewater Beach Apartments
After many years of service, Ms. Dorothy Denzler of 6118 submitted her resignation midterm in order to pursue other community service interests. The organization thanked Ms. Denzler for her valuable assistance and especially for her care of the planters.
Public Hearing on New Dominick's
The Edgewater Development Corporation will sponsor a public meeting to discuss plans for a new Dominick's Finer Foods to be constructed on the NE corner of Foster and Broadway. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Margate Park Field House. Limited parking is available.
The Dominick's Store on Foster and Sheridan will be demolished and replaced with a new structure. Now they have purchased the adjacent motel; a parcel that ASCO had asked our elected officials to purchase for the purpose of building a bus turn-a-round. |
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