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Lake Bluff Nears Final OK on Short-term Rentals BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
A two-year trial program allowing short-term rental of residential real estate with significant restrictions is about to become law in Lake Bluff. Village President Kathy O’Hara’s yes vote broke a 3-3 tie among the Village Board of Trustees April 9 at Village Hall, resulting in a 4-3 approval for an issue that has divided the community for more than a year. The board’s action was the first reading of the ordinance. A final vote on the second reading will be held at 7 p.m. April 23 at Village Hall. Village Administrator Drew Irvin said O’Hara and the trustees can change their vote at that time. Joining O’Hara were Trustees Mark Dewart, Eric Grenier and Paul Lemieux while Trustees Barbara Ankenmann, William Meyer and Aaron Towle voted against the ordinance. The vote disregarded a March 19 negative recommendation from the Plan Commission & Zoning Board of Appeals. That vote was 4-3 the other way. Under the provisions of the new ordinance, the owner of a home with five or fewer guest rooms may rent it out for at least two and no more than 30 days. Some of the restrictions on STRs include: • The property must be the owner’s primary residence • The person must reside there for 275 days but not during the rental period • STRs are limited to 45 rental days or 15 stays, whichever occurs first
WAIT UNTIL WHEN? WINNETKA PARENTS EXPLORE SMARTPHONE PLEDGE BY EMILY SPECTRE DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
For many parents, the question of when is the right time to buy a smartphone for their child is difficult to answer. With the average age of 10 years old for receiving a smartphone, many parents feel pressure to buy their child a smartphone when the child is in elementary school. But some parents in Winnetka are challenging the idea that young children should be given a smartphone. Kristen Hagan, a mother of three girls ages 2, 6 and 9, was concerned when she realized that children only a year older than her daughter at Crow Island Elementary School were being given phones. “In the last year I heard more and more about kids getting phones. While it seemed far away (for my daughter), I realized that it is not that far, and I began to think about all of the implications that came with that responsibility,” Hagan told DailyNorthShore. But when Hagan heard about a new movement called Wait Until 8th, she realized there may be an opportunity to change the conversation. Wait Until 8th was launched in the spring of 2017 by Brooke Shannon and a group of Austin, Texas parents, to create a supportive network of parents who pledge to wait until 14 years old, or 8th grade, to give his or her child a smartphone. According to the website, one person signs a pledge not to give their child a smartphone, and when 10 families from the same grade have also Continued on PG 10
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“It’s now or never. We need to shift what’s normal, acceptable and expected, and shift it to what we want it to be,” said Winnetka resident Kristen Hagan about buying smart phones for children.
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