Next Meeting Feb 26th 10am-Family Focus

The Evanston Minority Business Consortium, Inc. will

meet at 10:00AM on Saturday, February 26th.

 

The main agenda item will be the voting on the

structure of the Consortium, offricers, board of

directors, membership qualifications and dues.

 

Robin Rue, President

 

Bennett Johnson, Asst. Secy

Next Bid Packages Released Feb 4th 10am

The second bid package for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) rehabilitation work is expected to be released on Friday, February 4th at 10 a.m. Bid packages will be available for pick-up through Friday, February 11th in Room 3107 of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center at 2100 Ridge Ave. Bids will be due by noon on Friday, March 4th

http://www.cityofevanston.org/news/2011/01/second-bid-package-for-nsp2-rehab-work-to-be-released/

Next meeting Jan. 22- 10:00 Family Focus

The meeting of the Evanston Minority Business Consortium

will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Family Focus.

The agenda will consist of a progress report on the 1740 Grey Avenue

project; the plan to secure more NSP2 business going forward; and

a status report on the Evanston Public Library.

Please bring your information so that you can be included in the

minority contractor database that will be used by the City of Evanston,

Northwestern University and other large companies in the area.

The Evanston Public Library Board is meeting on Wednesday at

6:00PM to discuss how to keep the South Branch open. As many

of our group as possible should attend 

Library Board Meeting-At Main Branch-6:30 Wed. 19th

The Library Board Meeting at Evanston Public Library, on Davis and Orrington, will start at 6:30. Public comment is at the beginning. Now is the time to let the board know that you care and want a place in the neighborhood for a library outpost.

MLK Community Peace Pledge Day - Jan. 17

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17th, 2011

Join others in the Evanston community by making a personal pledge for peace through service in 2011!

Next Meeting Jan 22nd-

There will be no meeting  January 15, 2011 because of Dr. King's Birthday.

The next meeting is Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:00AM

at Family Focus.

We will get progress reports on:

 1. Communication with Brinshore  

 2. A briefing on the Section 3 applications 

 3. The status of the 1740 Grey Avenue project

 4. Report on the Consortium contractor database

The other items are the election of an Asst. Treasurer and a discussion about the Lonnie Wilson Initiative to take 

political action. A copy of the recommendations of the architect, Charles Smith,

Robin Rue, President

Bennett Johnson, Asst. Secretary