Over 80 Evanston businesses, most of them from the 7th Ward, signed the petition that opposed NU's request for a Special Use to allow a professional tennis tournament at McGaw Hall in the U-2 District.

Also St. A's Parish and St. A's school joined in.

Below are a few of the many residents' letters.

Saint Athanasius Parish and St. A's School opposed the NU proposed tennis

Beside signing a zoning objection petition, some businesses also sent letters to the City

April 5, 1996

Fincara Irish & British Imports

1700 Central Street, Evanston

To: The Mayor, Alderman and Zoning Board of Appeals members

I am writing to entreat the council to vote against the proposed zoning changes in regard to the use of Welsh-Ryan Arena. As both a resident (2615 Poplar) and a merchant of the Central Street area I am strongly opposed to the tennis match or any other special use of the stadium.

My neighbors, I know, have stated my case as a resident, but as a merchant of nearly 12 years and located 1 block from the stadium I'd like to voice the side of a small business owner as well. I feel especially urged to do so as Mr. Perman in his enthusiasm to push this through has wrongly represented the merchants in both Zoning Board of Appeals meetings I have attended so far. He testified that once he straightened out misconceptions about the proposal we were unanimously in favor of it. This simply is not true, and having suffered with our pocketbooks through years of NU events we live the experience and are well aware of the situation.

First I'd like to say that over the years I've seen the area flower from a dull, unattractive business district to an exciting, thriving community that draws shoppers from all over the metropolitan area. What makes Central Street what it is today and gives it the small town feeling are the library, churches and the unique shops which rely on the neighboring residents for its backbone.

Anyone visiting our area any day of the week will see what an active community we have. Your likely to get into a traffic jam of baby strollers and dog walkers, because this is where young families and neighborhood friends meet. As a resident I could live outside of Evanston, pay less taxes and afford a larger house: but, we choose to raise our family in this wholesome, friendly, cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Contrast this to any NU event whether it be a football game or an antique show, and you have a different street entirely.The congestion is often unbearable, and our usual customer base avoids the shops.

I'd like to quell the myth of the 'day trippers' coming to an event and then shopping Evanston. It doesn't happen. People for the event are intent on getting to and from their cars as quickly as possible, and the only contact I generally have with them are when they come in to use my rest room, ask for directions to the expressway or want to use my phone.

At worst, we get drunks and professional ticket scalpers cruising our streets and sidewalks. Potential customers aren't allowed to park on the street as bags are put over all the parking meters. This situation is common talk among the merchants, and came up as recently as last spring.

Being a small business, and I think I speak for my neighbors as well, I am hanging on by the skin of my teeth much of the year, which has become more critical since the recent renovation of Old Orchard Mall. We make most of our profits the last three months of the year, and Saturdays are the biggest day. A good or bad October, November and December determines whether we make it the rest of the year. Already we lose five Saturdays due to football games that season (that's not even counting basketball games), and to lose just one more Saturday (or even an entire week) that time of year to professional tennis makes me panic.

One proponent testified that it's just one more Saturday and we could endure that, but from my point of view when my sales drop 70 to 80 percent I cannot afford to endure just one more Saturday. It's not only an inconvenience it's a matter of survival for myself and the other shop keepers.

When pressed at the last meeting to name the merchants who were in favor of the proposal, Mr. Perman could only name three, one of whom was the bank, who I do not consider a merchant. Another shop mentioned is a new shop and I wonder if they've experienced the impact of such events.

I urge the council to vote no and support the majority of neighbors and merchants here. Please be sensitive to the desires of our community and not hasten an evolution of north Evanston into an area of decreasing property values, fast food merchants and vacant store fronts.

Sincerely.

Patricia Sherry-Crews

April 18, 1996

Fincara

1700 Central Street Evanston

My name is Joanne Sherry. I'm a fourth generation Evanstonian. My great grandfather built the first home in North Evanston, a log cabin in the 2600 block of Prairie. I now live at 2741 Eastwood. I have very strong ties to Evanston and the community I live in. I love Evanston.

I started Family Weavers 32 years ago. We have been located at 1701 and 1700 Central Street for 12 years. I now employ 7 people. Family Weavers is a very unique restoration service. We reweave woven seats on furniture including cane, rush, reed, Scandinavian twine, etc. We are recommended by the Chicago Art Institute, Scandinavian Design, Marshall Fields and most furniture stores in the Merchandise Mart. We have been featured in North Shore Magazine, Chicago Tribune and Work Basket Magazine.

We advertise in, and draw customers from the surrounding 24 suburbs. We were concerned about where to spend our advertising dollars, so in 1993 we conducted a survey of all of our customers for that year. Every customer was asked how they heard about us and where they lived. 85% were from areas outside of Evanston. They came from as far away as Lake Forest, Harrington, all of Chicago and the Northern Suburbs. Approximately 55% found us in the yellow pages of the phone books. 35% were recommendations and 10% from people attending the Evanston Theatre.

Not one person mentioned seeing us on their way to or from an event at Northwestern. We also had no response from The Evanston Review, radio or other forms of advertising, so the ad offered by Ameritech probably won't be anymore successful than these were.

We have 1000 to 1200 customers in a year. They come to our shop twice. Once to bring in furniture and once to pick it up. They need to be able to park close by. 850 to 1,000 customers are from outside of Evanston. We are frequently asked to recommend restaurants and other shops by out-of-towners.

Saturdays are our most important business days. We lose 5 to 6 Saturdays to football and 2 to afternoon Big Ten Basketball. If we lose anymore Saturdays we are seriously thinking of relocating to Wilmette.

In the years that Mr. Perman has been involved with the Chamber of Commerce we have never met him. I would think he would be doing surveys like ours to get some hard facts about advertising and customer base instead of just guessing what works.

I wish the Northwestern events did work for us as a form of advertising or increased revenue, but they don't! We know, because for a year, we asked!

We have a very successful business and hope to remain in Evanston, but we can't afford many more road blocks, including closed down parking meters, traffic jams, inaccessibility to our shop on the busiest day of the week.

Many small businesses are marginal at best. It doesn't take much to push them over the edge. Don't take away anymore business days from us, or you may lose the whole business community in the process.

Please vote NO on the amendment to allow the Ameritech Professional Tennis Tournament at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Sincerely,

Joanne Sherry

Stephen Engelman, our 7th Ward Alderman fought on our side to stop the NU proposal

His letter was also published by the Evanston Clarion and in the N.E.W. Community Watch

April 12, 1996

City of Evanston to: Patricia Sherry-Crews

Fincara 1700 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201

Dear Ms. Sherry-Crews:

Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding the application to allow the Ameritech Cup Tennis Tournament at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Like you, I oppose the expansion in the use of the Dyche Stadium complex for professional athletic contests.

The athletic facilities were built as a legitimate adjunct to the educational discipline of Northwestern University. However, its location in a predominantly residential neighborhood is an anomaly resulting from infill development over many decades. While people who may have bought their homes near the complex anticipated a few amateur athletic contests, they never bargained for proximity to professional sporting events. While a women's tennis tournament may appear to be benign; its allowance would eventually make it easier for other events which would have a more drastic impact upon you, your neighbors, and the residents of the 7th Ward.

The Plan Commission has not voted to approve the requested zoning amendment. The Zoning Board of Appeals is still hearing the application for special use. Its next meeting is scheduled for April 16. I do not anticipate that these matters will appear before the City Council until May 13, at the earliest. At such time as the matter appears before the Council, I will urge my fellow aldermen to deny the application.

Thank you for bringing your concerns to my attention. I hope you will continue to inform me of your positions on matters which affect you and the other citizens of the 7th Ward.

Sincerely

Stephen B. Engelman

7^th Ward Alderman

The president of a cooperative apartment building expressed the dismay of her 18 shareholders at the prospect of pro-sports in the U2 District. She already had written a similar letter in 1979 regarding her views on zoning restrictions for the U2 District.

1979 Letters

April 12, 1996 Stamped: Received Zoning Dept April 16, 1996

To: Lorraine H. Morton Mayor, City of Evanston

Dear Ms. Morton:

The members of our 1410 Central Street Corporation have asked me to write to you because we are very concerned about the proposal to have a professional tennis tournament on the Dyche Stadium property, just across the street from our cooperative apartment building, owned by eighteen shareholders. At present, with all the intercollegiate sports events and other programs like school and university's graduations, home and antique shows, we have a big problem with parking, even for cars carrying Evanston parking stickers. Too often this section of Central Street has signs prohibiting parking for many hours, and many shareholders of our property cannot find a parking place, nor can our friends who hope to visit us. Also, the building's repair men, the lawn care employees, and other service people are hampered in doing their work because of no-parking rules and because of large crowds coming to the area.

In our immediate neighborhood are a fire department, Evanston Hospital, two train stations; the traffic on Central Street is very heavy; and the noise of the ambulance horns, the fire truck sirens, and crowds and automobile horns is very disturbing. People attending events on the stadium property feel free to use our own property, attaching bicycles to young trees and to our stair railings.

We should like to continue to live in Evanston, a place we like very much; but Northwestern's use of its property is making life on Central Street increasingly unpleasant during a large part of the year. We ask that Northwestern's proposal to schedule a tennis tournament be denied.

Sincerely yours,

Anna Dymczynski, President

1410 Central St. Corporation

copies to : Stephen B. Engelman, Alderman, Seventh Ward; Suzanne Timble, Chairwoman, Zoning Board of Appeals; Tony Kelly, Editor, Evanston Clario; Peter Neill, Executive Editor, The Evanston Review

Nancy Veale Ahern, a New Haven alderwoman wrote to Sylvia Kusaka, re. the issue of parking

RESIDENTS' LETTERS

April 10, 1996

To The Zoning Board:

Re: Variation for Northwestern Facility for Ameritech Tennis Tournament.

As Neighbors, Homeowners and Real Estate Brokers we come here to voice opposition to granting a zoning variance which would enable the Northwestern Facility to be used for professional purposes.

We see financial benefit for Northwestern but little for the City of Evanston , neighboring residents or businesses. Any inference of increased tax revenues for the city is negated by the fact that there would be little parking for the regular customers who would be attending the movies or stores. If we are realistic we know that these patrons are not going to be shuttled back and forth they will just choose a different community. Ask yourself what would you do?

We have three concerns Safety, Impact on housing prices, Long term precedents.

1. Safety of my children and the other children in the neighborhood on Halloween night is my most immediate concern. On Halloween the children are excited and running and darting around. It’s dangerous enough out on the street that Night. Has anyone checked the incidence of higher accidents on Halloween night? If you bring strangers into a neighborhood looking for parking they are not going to be looking out for our children crossing streets. We pay taxes to live and enjoy our neighborhood. Northwestern does not. If one child is injured as a direct result of this event would you feel it was worth it? I ask you to ask yourself would like your own streets and neighborhoods to be more congested? We could all come over and park on your streets for a few days if you would like to feel the impact 1st hand.

2. Negative impact on prices of homes in the neighborhood as a result of increased congestion and parking problems. Information provided by Ameritech states that homes in the area sell 13% lower than comparable homes because of the stadium. If our values decrease it will not only affect homeowners on a monetary level, it will also decrease the property tax revenue due to lower home values.

Will northwestern be willing to make up this financial difference to the homeowners and City-?

As Realtors We know from experience that people looking at homes in our neighborhood are drawn to our area because of the parks, convenience to activities on Central Street, being able to walk to the train and its quiet residential nature. A primary concern prospective purchasers voice regarding our neighborhood is whether the football games cause problems in parking, litter and Noise and how often do they occur.

In general people will pay higher prices for homes in quiet uncongested residential streets. Given two similar homes both within walking distance to train, shopping etc. but one had problems with parking and sporadic influx of event goers and sports fans. Which home would you pay more for?

3. Financial Implications of setting a precedent which by its shear existence will be under constant attack may cost the city Evanston Taxpayers high legal fees to fight if we decide to allow one event but not other fixture events. Setting a precedent will open a loophole which previously cost Evanston a lot of money to close. If future events are granted the above issues are even more critical. I think you have to decide it’s all or nothing. If you open this loophole again how much will Evanston Have to Spend to close it?

This is a time when our taxes are already the highest in The North Shore Cook County Area, and we need our money for our schools and park and city services, not for paying lawyers’ fees.

We love our neighborhood please make your decision as if you lived here. Think of the long term consequences and effects of your decision

Thank you,

Mary and Tim Rosinski

April 22, 1996

Dear Mr.Wienick:

I am writing to you in the hope that what is happening to us through the efforts of Ameritech perhaps represents a broken link in your chain of better communications, a link which you might be inclined to fix if you were aware of it.

Ameritech's persistence in attempting to bring professional tennis to Northwestern University's Welsh-Ryan Arena in the face of staunch opposition by us the residents and small businesses in the immediate area is out of character with the image you otherwise choose to present. On page 8 of your 1995 annual report you refer to Ameritech as "a customer-centered business."

We ARE your customers and, in some cases, stockholders. Our residences immediately abut the Northwestern arena area. There is no commercial buffer zone separating us from all the attendant turmoil generated around events held at the Dyche-Welsh-Ryan complex. Our combined voices have spoken out against the pro tennis event you want to sponsor here in the fall. Your business is communication; yet it seems you hear us not at all.

Image is important to all of us -- personally, professionally and corporately. Currently, when we hear the name Ameritech, what first comes to mind is clearly NOT communications, but instead, the collective annoyance and anger over your attempts to bring pro tennis to our neighborhood. It is said that it was Ameritech who first approached NU about holding the event here. If that is true, then I ask that you give serious weight to the feelings of your customers who LIVE here and do not want you to do this. Presumably you do this for advertising purposes. It is quite unbecoming for a corporate giant to run roughshod over one set of customers to promote themselves to others.

You have plenty of time. Please, take your tennis tournament somewhere else where it is more welcome or where the climate is more receptive. We, the residents, plan to aggressively pursue our opposition.

For you to withdraw now would be a show of respect for our concerns. It would demonstrate your true corporate largesse in giving us back our neighborhood for the days in question. Right now our homes and businesses represent so many shattered links in your communications network, all of which could be repaired, polished and strengthened by your simply withdrawing the tennis tournament from our neighborhood. In your next annual report you could even write about how you heard our pleas and answered them.

Please, be a benevolent giant and spare us from suffering through this tournament. I would be most grateful for your written response. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Zapszalka

ALICE M. WESTPHAL

March 25, 1996

To: Suzanne Timble, Chairwoman Zoning Board of Appeals

Dear Ms. Timble,

I am unable to attend the Tuesday evening meetings pertaining to the use of Northwestern's athletic facilities for commercial events, so I am writing directly to you. I am grateful that others are organizing and implementing an effort to oppose any amendment which would allow this.

As I returned home the evening of the last Northwestern basketball game I was upset about two things in particular: 1) the traffic lights at the intersection of Girard and Central were turned off to permit easier traffic flow to and from the Stadium. No traffic officer was on hand to monitor the possible need for emergency vehicles leaving or approaching the Hospital. 2) The amount of noisy foot traffic was amazing, flooding the neighborhood with disturbances. The littering observable the next day was impressive.

As if to amplify this behavior, later during the week graffitti appeared on Mustard's and on Manufacturer's News buildings just west of the parking lot - a new experience to me, and I have lived in this ward for 37 years and in this house for 20. This activity is extremely ominous, and it becomes evidence not only supporting resistance to the IMG application, but perhaps also for soliciting greater police patrol of the neighborhood.

I live in one of the many two flat buildings in this area, and my tenants were quick to tell me how distressed they feel over these incidents. To speak of endangered real estate values is thus no hollow claim. As either owners or renters, we have a right to a sustained, viable residential environment. We don't need a Wrigley Field problem here. A 4-3 vote on the part of the Zoning Board of Appeals alarms me in what it shows about the strength of support for endorsing anything that means money to Northwestern.

I object!! Please make this communication available to other members of the Board.

Sincerely,

ALICE M. WESTPHAL

March 25, 1996

To: Suzanne Timble, Chair Evanston Zoning Board of Appeals Evanston

cc: Stephen B. Engelman, Alderman 7th Ward

Greetings:

Re: Rezoning of Northwestern University's Athletic Facilities

We are writing in opposition to the rezoning of the athletic facilities of Northwestern University. As a neighbor, we are all too aware of the effects of athletic events at Dyche Stadium or McGaw Hall. Increased traffic and parking congestion always accompany events which draw any sizable crowd. And, football game crowds include rowdy and antisocial behavior as well: urinating in the alleys and in people's bushes, lots of litter, loud music from the parking lot and plenty of public drinking. While the Ameritech Cup may very well not draw a crowd that behaves this way, who is to say the next event scheduled at the rezoned stadium or arena wouldn't attract a less genteel group? Using the athletic facilities for University events seems appropriate. Renting them out for professional sporting events does not, given the residential surroundings of the stadium and arena.

In addition the timing of the Ameritech Cup seems particularly unfortunate. Halloween is such a big deal for neighborhood kids. Why burden neighbors with needless worry over the impact of so many strangers and traffic on that very special day?

Sincerely

Debbie and Jim Vaughan

In the letter below Jerold Jacover refers to Russ Johnson, a lawyer who was an activist on behalf of the residential community around the U2 District in the 1970's.

April 23, 1996

The Honorable Lorraine Morton Mayor, City of Evanston

Dear Mayor Morton:

I oppose any rezoning of the U2 district which would permit professional sporting events at Dyche Stadium/Welsh-Ryan Arena. In order to understand the reasons for my views on this subject, it is necessary to understand the past controversies that led to the present zoning law. Unfortunately, my records were discarded with the remnants from a past garage sale. Nonetheless, to the best of my memory and belief, this is what happened:

About two decades ago, there was a similar attack on the zoning laws that protected our neighborhood. The blueprint for that attack was so strikingly similar to the present one, that I do not believe it is a coincidence. Then, as now, Northwestern University claimed that it had the best interests of Evanston at heart; then, as now, the false promise of economic benefit was presented to a revenue-hungry city; then, as now, a Trojan horse in the form of a seemingly-benign athletic event was offered to a credulous community; then, as now, this attack tried to pit the residents of the affected neighborhood against their friends and neighbors who lived somewhat further away; then, as now, the attackers tried to distinguish events at Dyche Stadium from those at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Standing against this attack stood a gentleman by the name of Russ Johnson, now deceased. Russ recruited a few Evanston residents to help defend the neighborhood from destruction --and make no mistake-destruction of this neighborhood is exactly what was at stake. I was one of those he recruited.

In the course of my work with Russ, I was informed that, in the early decades of this century, when Northwestern first came to the city with its request to build an athletic stadium, there was great concern about the stadium's impact on already-existing homes in the neighborhood. And though town/gown relations were perhaps more cordial and candid in those days, Northwestern made it perfectly clear that the only purpose for its planned stadium was college athletics. Zoning laws were therefore enacted to protect the existing neighborhood from the intrusion of a college use-only athletic facility.

Zoning laws notwithstanding, over the years Northwestern repeatedly tried to squeeze events into the Dyche Stadium/Welsh-Ryan Arena area under some alleged legal loophole. Unfortunately, as people died or moved away, memories faded, new mayoral and aldermanic candidates were elected, new city administrators were appointed, and new zoning board members were empaneled, little institutional memory remained of Northwestern's promises, the struggles to preserve this neighborhood, or the reasons for the zoning laws themselves. As such, every generation of residents has had to fight this battle against Northwestern anew.

In the last battle, which began about 20 years ago, Russ hoped to drive a stake through the heart of this Phoenix once and for all. In the course of that effort, I believe Russ obtained sworn affidavits from about 90% of the nearby homeowners, all of whom testified that they bought their homes with knowledge of, and in reliance on, the zoning laws that protected their neighborhood from professional athletic events. Testimony from many residents was elicited regarding neighborhood problems resulting from college events-be they at Dyche Stadium or Welsh-Ryan Arena--that were then permitted. Dozens more were turned away.

Northwestern hired the best lawyers that money could buy. And though Northwestern presented a face of reason to those who supported its position, those who did not saw a countenance of intimidation. And while Northwestern was, on the one hand, "playing up" to the city's power brokers, it was also reportedly digging up "dirt" to use against those who had the temerity to oppose it. Such tactics were indeed unbecoming to a great institution like Northwestern. Nonetheless, justice was done, and the present laws were adopted.

In what I believe was a deliberate test of the city's resolve,. Northwestern immediately challenged the new zoning law. Fortunately, the city had the courage to fight the battle in court. Ultimately the city prevailed, but not without substantial cost to the taxpayers. By the same token, all of these legal battles with the city must have cost Northwestern hundreds of thousands of dollars. If only Northwestern would have contributed that amount to our parks, our police, or our firefighters. To my way of thinking, nothing has exposed Northwestern's lack of good faith more than its willingness to spend a small fortune fighting the city and its residents in a paternalistic attempt to convince us that professional athletics was really good for us.

The present zoning law, however, has served this city well. Lest it be forgotten, the homes in this neighborhood are old. Many, if not most, were built before the depression. They require substantial maintenance. Nonetheless, with the zoning laws as protection between their homes and professional sports, neighborhood residents have not only maintained their property, but have improved it. Indeed, the residential property improvements that have been made since the present zoning laws were enacted have added millions of dollars to the city's tax base.

Such a stable tax base is far more valuable to the city than a few pennies in taxes that the city may derive from a ticket to a tennis match. In any event, it takes no rocket scientist to realize that the economic benefit to the city from a professional tennis match is so small, that the only plausible purpose for this event is to create a legal precedent for countless future events. And once a fissure in our zoning law is opened, there will be repeated and costly legal disputes between the city and Northwestern over events which are far more intrusive. After all, one person's tennis match is another person's motorcycle race. This, of course, is exactly what happened twenty years ago.

More importantly, without the present zoning laws, there would be additional stress on the affected neighborhood that would be unbearable: additional beer cans to clean up, additional garbage to dispose of, additional congestion to overcome, additional parking problems to contend with, additional noise to shut out, additional legal battles to fight, additional acts of public rudeness, public profanity and public drunkenness to tolerate. Let the proponents of professional tennis at Welsh-Ryan Arena argue that their fandom is too up-scale to cause such problems, and I will suggest that they tell that to the luxury car owner who relieved himself on my lawn.

In any event, people will not move into a neighborhood because it is a venue for professional sports; but it is a compelling reason for them to move out. Thus, the anticipated result of the proposed change in the present zoning law is likely to be reduced home maintenance, reduced home improvement and reduced neighborhood stability. There will also be more problems to solve for our police, our sanitation workers, our city administration and our legal counsel-all at taxpayer expense. If someone thinks they will be unaffected by a zoning law change because they do not reside in the affected area, think again. The city will have to make up for the shortfall with increased taxes, reduced services or both. So will Districts 202 and 65, which depend on property tax revenues-not taxes on tennis match tickets-to run our schools. Like it or not, this is everyone's fight.

Being a diverse community, the leaders of this city learned long ago that when something is severely detrimental to one group of citizens, in one part of town, it is detrimental to us all. Thus, when an entire neighborhood, generation after generation, rises up in protest, we know that our fellow Evanstonians will feel our pain, do what is right, and help us in our time of travail. So will our elected representatives.

Of course, this has all been said before. And that is why our city leaders enacted the laws that now exist. The tragedy is that we have to fight this battle once again. Only this time we don't have Russ Johnson to help us.

Sincerely

Jerold A. Jacover

The following letter refers to former Evanston Corporation Counsel Jack Siegel's opinion regarding precedent.

Jack Siegel's 1996 memorandum has disappeared from the City's records.

May 20, 1996

Dear Alderman Kent:

I am a zoning attorney by profession and live within 500 feet of the U2 district. You are not familiar with me from the hearings because I spend most of my weekday evenings with clients in front of plan commissions, zoning boards and city councils such as ours.

I am writing to you in response to Jack Siegel's memo to the council concerning the Amendment to University Districts.

Mr. Siegel pointed out something we have been saying over and over again throughout these proceedings, and that is, that the Illinois Supreme Court in 1978 recognized the distinction between intercollegiate athletics and professional athletics. He also noted that the City successfully defended a previous effort to have professional tennis at McGaw Hall.

Mr. Siegel acknowledged that if the Ameritech Cup is allowed, the restriction against professional sports will be "somewhat weakened" and the "breach in the heretofore solid stand against professional athletics could be cited by any other future proponent of professional sports." Nonetheless, he stresses that any future attempt to secure a special use for a professional sporting event would require review and approval by the City Council. If approval is not granted by the City Council, then, according to Mr. Siegel, the professional sports proponent could sue the City, in which case it would cite the Ameritech Cup.

Why would this Council put the City in this position? If you vote No tonight, we will remain in the unassailable status which has been upheld by the Supreme Court. If you vote yes, we may have to repeat what we have been going through year after year for men's tennis, professional volleyball or the Continental Basketball League, the minor league of the NBA. If the City says No to these other proposals, it may win in court, but it may not, because the City's position, in the words of Mr. Siegel, will have been "somewhat weakened." The City may be willing to take that chance, but we are not! That is why I am urging you to vote NO to the zoning petition for the Ameritech Tennis Tournament

Sincerely,

Gerald P. Callaghan