from the
Lack of
Timely Notification dept......
Unfortunately, the failure to communicate in a timely way probably caused a lot of neighbors to miss what was surely one of the most positive meetings I’ve ever been to in RP. PACTT (Parents Allied With Children and Teachers for Tomorrow) hosted a meeting this evening to discuss their plans for a home for young adults with autism at 1620 Estes, next door to their teaching facility at the corner of Estes and Greenview. This project will help to fill a horrible gap in service for young adults with severe autism and their families by providing a full time home that does not separate families. PACCT’s practice when setting up homes (the others are in Oak Park and Elmwood Park) is to invite the community to meet so that the project can be shared and concerns and questions addressed – in this case they approached the Alderman to help facilitate the meeting, but there is no zoning issue at stake (the site is zoned RS-2 and their planned use is in compliance). It was simply proactive outreach on the part of PACTT to meet neighbors and present the project.
Neighbors who live near the site, and know PACTT, were universal in their admiration for PACTT’s work, even though the block has been sorely tested by other institutional facilities (not associated with PACTT) that have not been so community friendly. A few neighbors expressed their feeling that with a total of four institutions on the block, the residential quality of the area had been compromised - especially by those institutions who haven’t been good neighbors. But even in the face of a certain disappointment for some that the 1620 Estes property was not bought by a single family with the funds to completely restore it aesthetically, there was a general sense of relief that if an institution must purchase and occupy the house, it was going to be PACTT. There were even a few jokes from neighbors about whether they might consider buying some of the problem institutions nearby and convert them to PACTT facilities too. I think this speaks volumes about the good neighbor PACTT has been in RP up to this point. PACTT reassured us that their goal is to provide a stable, well run, home that will blend well with the residential feeling of the area and be "part of the family" of the larger community.
PACTT
PACTT Executive Director Dr. Laurie Bushman extended a general invitation to the entire community to drop in and say hi anytime – she’ll be happy to give you a tour. If you’d like to learn more about PACTT, you can give them a call at 773-338-9102 or check out www.pactt.org
--Rebecca Rouilly
Lack of
Timely Notification dept......
Unfortunately, the failure to communicate in a timely way probably caused a lot of neighbors to miss what was surely one of the most positive meetings I’ve ever been to in RP. PACTT (Parents Allied With Children and Teachers for Tomorrow) hosted a meeting this evening to discuss their plans for a home for young adults with autism at 1620 Estes, next door to their teaching facility at the corner of Estes and Greenview. This project will help to fill a horrible gap in service for young adults with severe autism and their families by providing a full time home that does not separate families. PACCT’s practice when setting up homes (the others are in Oak Park and Elmwood Park) is to invite the community to meet so that the project can be shared and concerns and questions addressed – in this case they approached the Alderman to help facilitate the meeting, but there is no zoning issue at stake (the site is zoned RS-2 and their planned use is in compliance). It was simply proactive outreach on the part of PACTT to meet neighbors and present the project.
Neighbors who live near the site, and know PACTT, were universal in their admiration for PACTT’s work, even though the block has been sorely tested by other institutional facilities (not associated with PACTT) that have not been so community friendly. A few neighbors expressed their feeling that with a total of four institutions on the block, the residential quality of the area had been compromised - especially by those institutions who haven’t been good neighbors. But even in the face of a certain disappointment for some that the 1620 Estes property was not bought by a single family with the funds to completely restore it aesthetically, there was a general sense of relief that if an institution must purchase and occupy the house, it was going to be PACTT. There were even a few jokes from neighbors about whether they might consider buying some of the problem institutions nearby and convert them to PACTT facilities too. I think this speaks volumes about the good neighbor PACTT has been in RP up to this point. PACTT reassured us that their goal is to provide a stable, well run, home that will blend well with the residential feeling of the area and be "part of the family" of the larger community.
PACTT
PACTT Executive Director Dr. Laurie Bushman extended a general invitation to the entire community to drop in and say hi anytime – she’ll be happy to give you a tour. If you’d like to learn more about PACTT, you can give them a call at 773-338-9102 or check out www.pactt.org
--Rebecca Rouilly
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