Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 08:04:38 -0500 From: Marilyn Subject: RE: Welcome to Jefferson Avenue To: John Schofield thank you for your presentation at the council meeting. I agree with you that the trees should be saved and will be walking the area when the weather clears. I drove through the area after the other trees were destroyed and noticed the difference from other trips. Again thank you for bringing this to our attention. marilyn schnell -----Original Message----- From: John Schofield [mailto:jschofie@gsb.uchicago.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 9:26 AM To: BKrajewski@downers.us; smcconnell@downers.us; rsandack@downers.us; mschnell@downers.us; mtully@downers.us; wwaldack@downers.us; surban@downers.us Cc: mbaker@downers.us; dbarber@downers.us; rginex@downers.us; glgoodman@earthlink.com; emakra@MortonArb.org; ksbiral@downers.us Subject: Welcome to Jefferson Avenue Thanks again for the opportunity to speak to the Village Council Tuesday evening (copy of remarks attached). I especially appreciated your comments on the need for creativity and flexibility in planning decisions so that trees can be conserved, and I would be delighted to continue discussing the issues with you in person. The neighbors of Jefferson Avenue would warmly welcome your personal visit. Please come and assess for yourselves the character of the neighborhood, see what has already been sadly lost from the private land and what can still be saved on the public land. For a really informative view, walk or bike (you can't drive this route) from the corner of Brookbank and 6oth Place northbound to Brookbank and Blanchard. Let me know your impressions. If you'd like a guided tour, please call me on 630-810-1403. Y'all come! --John Schofield 1125 Jefferson Avenue Downers Grove, IL 60516 630-810-1403