1. Gas station was previously located on site, environmental concerns have not been adequately addressed.
2. Chicago Police informs us that 79th Street from the Lake, West to Cicero Ave. has one of the highest crime rates in the City.
3. Cash America pawnshop buys and sells firearms.
4. Our Communities have been plagued with burglaries. Locating a pawnshop at 79th & Western provides a direct route to the pawnshop for burglary & theft offenders in Chicago.
5. High percentages of customers lose merchandise in pawnshops because of large interest rates.
6. No members of our population characteristically use services provided by pawnshops.
7. Establishing a pawnshop at 79th & Western will have a detrimental impact on the quality of life in the community.