CALL TO ACTION

Lake Forest is at a crossroads.  The City leaders and its commissions are determining how our city will evolve in the 21st Century, and BTB believes that the residents should and must have a voice in that planning.  Will we continue to stand out on the North Shore for nationally recognized architectural integrity?  Or will we bulldoze our building codes and try to catch up to Highwood and Highland Park’s aggressive development? 

If our building ordinances are not enforced fairly, they become unenforceable.  What does this mean for you?  It means a residential neighborhood of single family homes can now have large box-like condominiums feet away from their property lines, balconies overlooking their back yards, and built out rooftop spaces with lights and entertainment spaces. If it can happen in the East Lake Forest Historic District, it can happen anywhere in town. 

If you expect better from Lake Forest….If you believe in the 17 standards that guide our building and design codes, and in fairly enforcing those standards, then come to the Historic Preservation Commission meeting 11/16, Wednesday night at 6:30, at City Hall (220 East Deerpath). Because if we don’t speak up now, our silence will be interpreted as acceptance! 

Emails may be sent by 2:00 Wednesday to:
CzerniaC@cityoflakeforest.com
Baehrj@cityoflakeforest.com

(Photo from University of Notre Dame School of Architecture Dean Stefanos Polyzoides’s lecture and presentation, sponsored by the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation at the LF/LB History Museum, May 2022.)