The study would determine a “preferred preservation approach” for the design of the Promontory Point Shoreline Protection Project with the U.S. Army Corps, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who represents Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District, who called the point “beautiful.”
A warm Thursday evening brought groups of people, with the occasional lone book-reader or phone-surfer, to the original limestone steps at Burnham Park’s Promontory Point, a serene spot cherished by locals and tourists alike tucked away in the East Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago’s lakefront.
High lake levels in the 1980s led to the plan to repair and replace the revetments along Chicago’s entire lakefront, including Promontory Point, but many residents took issue with replacing the historic limestone blocks with concrete. Several community groups rallied together by 2006 and called for an alternative that would hopefully preserve the point’s original limestone, but no funding was made available to continue these efforts until now.
Kelly said she walked around Promontory Point at the end of 2012, before she was elected to Congress, with Ald. Leslie Hairston, 5th, who gave her a tour and who Kelly said has been a “warrior for this project.”Once the funding is approved, Kelly said, the money will go to the Army Corps, who will run point on the study. Kelly said she is “optimistic” about the approval because all 10 of the projects she put forth last were approved, bringing more than $6.
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