Plunkett told the crowd she has been in multiple meetings with representatives from Evanston as well as Northwestern and has future plans to meet with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and 7th Ward Alderperson Eleanor Revelle. She also plans to present the resolution to the Evanston Planning and Development Committee and City Council.
Wilmette resident Eric Weiss criticized the village’s sit-and-wait method, saying a passive approach isn’t the way to go. Another concern surrounds the parking for proposed concerts which, according to Wilmette resident Paul Nowicki, could see 6,000 cars coming into the area looking for a place to park. He referenced the Northwestern traffic study that assumed half of concertgoers would use public transit calling it “wildly optimistic.”