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Dear Friends,
I hope this newsletter finds you well. Spring is here, and with the season come opportunities to both tidy your home as well as clean up the greater Evanston community. Please see the information below regarding spring bulk trash pick-ups, upcoming volunteer community clean-up events, and more.
I encourage all community members seeking employment or career advancement to attend one of the many upcoming job fair and career services events in Evanston, including tonight's "Within Reach" event, the Evanston Community Job Fair on April 30, and Valli Produce's job fair on June 2 and 3. More information about these events can be found below.
As always, my goal is to keep all neighbors in our ward informed about upcoming events and opportunities they can benefit from. If you have any questions, concerns or comments, please feel free to contact me directly at pbraithwaite@cityofevanston.org, or 847-801-9386.
I ask that you please spread the word in the community about this newsletter. If you or someone you know would like to be added to this newsletter, please follow the link: cityofevanston.org/newsletter.
Take care,
Ald. Peter Braithwaite
“We Are One Community”
 National Able Network and Childcare Network of Evanston have teamed up to offer no-cost career services. Community members can get help finding and securing their next career opportunity tonight, Tuesday, April 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Childcare Network of Evanston, 1335 Dodge Ave. Please RSVP by calling 847-475-2661, emailing events@childcarenetworkofevanston.org, or visiting bit.ly/CNEWithinReach.
 National Able Network, the City of Evanston,
Masons, and Youth Job Center will be hosting an Evanston Community Job Fair on Thursday, April 30, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave. Employers will be on-site to offer direct access to career opportunities
in retail, customer service, food service, office administration,
transportation, and more! Participants should bring a copy of their resume and come prepared to interview in business attire.
National Able Network will also host a resume review and mock
interviewing workshop on Wednesday, April 29, at the main Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
 Save the date for Valli Produce's job fair on Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Evanston Plaza, 1910 Dempster St. Employment opportunities will be available throughout the store! Stay tuned for more information.
 Now is a great time to declutter your home! Twice each year the City’s Streets & Sanitation Division offers residents the free removal of up to six cubic yards of bulk garbage, which is roughly equivalent to the size of two couches. Spring 2015 bulk trash pick-ups will continue on Fridays through May 8, and are scheduled according to residents’ normal refuse pick-up day. If your normal refuse collection day is Thursday, your bulk trash pick-up day is this Friday, April 24. View guidelines >>>
 I invite you to join me in a community-wide clean-up effort in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25. The City is hosting a "Clean Up, Evanston!" event from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at ten designated sites across the city, including Mason Park in our own 2nd Ward. WestEnd businesses as well as ETHS and the Kiwanis Club will also be hosting community clean-up events that day. Learn more and volunteer >>>
 From Monday, April 27 through the end of June, please be advised that the City will be contracting water main improvements on Dempster St., between
Fowler and Asbury Avenues. This project is part of the City’s continuous program
to renovate and improve the water distribution system throughout the community. Construction zone daytime “No Parking” restrictions
will be intermittent throughout the duration of the project, with signage
posted at least 48 hours prior to the start of any work. Evening and nighttime
parking, from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., may be unavailable at times. More >>>
 In February, the City launched a targeted multi-family recycling pilot program for select apartment buildings with six units or more serviced by Groot. Nearly 200 buildings were chosen to participate based on existing recycling truck routes. The pilot program, which runs through October 31, is focused on increasing the recycling capacity at select buildings and determining if the City has the capacity within its existing equipment and staff to pick up recycling from all multi-family buildings in Evanston. All participating property owners and tenants have received notification from the City alerting them to the pilot program. This program does not affect what can and cannot be recycled; the same items are still accepted.
For more information, including a list of buildings that are participating in the pilot program, please visit cityofevanston.org/mfrecycling or call/text 847-448-4311.
Please take a brief online survey to provide the Evanston Public Library with your feedback about library services. The library will also be collecting input in-person at community centers and events throughout the month of April. Take the survey >>>
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