Comments on: Edgewater Community Council Reaches For The Gold http://www.lakeeffectnews.com/2009/11/02/edgewater-community-council-reaches-for-the-gold/ Telling your stories, reporting your news Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:21:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jason Liechty http://www.lakeeffectnews.com/2009/11/02/edgewater-community-council-reaches-for-the-gold/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Jason Liechty Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:29:21 +0000 http://www.lakeeffectnews.com/?p=2785#comment-982 Lorraine, thanks for your nice piece ECC's history, activities, and Nov. 7 fundraiser. I just wanted to clarify that when I said "Edgewater is Edgewater because of the Community Council," I was referring specifically to ECC's years-long, tireless efforts to have the City of Chicago recognize the neighborhood as one of its official Community Areas, which it finally did in 1980 (having been grouped with Uptown until then). The quality of life of our neighborhood today is of course the work of generations of residents and many organizations. During our golden anniversary next year, we'll be taking a look back at Edgewater's history and our place in it, but also--and more importantly--at how to best serve our wonderful neighborhood and all its people for decades to come. Lorraine, thanks for your nice piece ECC’s history, activities, and Nov. 7 fundraiser. I just wanted to clarify that when I said “Edgewater is Edgewater because of the Community Council,” I was referring specifically to ECC’s years-long, tireless efforts to have the City of Chicago recognize the neighborhood as one of its official Community Areas, which it finally did in 1980 (having been grouped with Uptown until then).

The quality of life of our neighborhood today is of course the work of generations of residents and many organizations. During our golden anniversary next year, we’ll be taking a look back at Edgewater’s history and our place in it, but also–and more importantly–at how to best serve our wonderful neighborhood and all its people for decades to come.

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