WRIGLEYVILLE — The annual preseason chance for Wrigleyville neighbors to air concerns and grievances is coming next week, one month ahead of the Chicago Cubs' Opening Day.
The annual Wrigley Field community meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. March 10 at the Town Hall District, 850 W. Addison St.
Last year's meeting focused largely on construction issues following the first year of offseason construction for the Wrigley Field renovation project. Neighbors last year also wanted answers about additional security during games, construction trucks creating pot holes and how the Cubs would handle traffic without access to some streets along Wrigley Field.
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Neighbors also worried about the September AC/DC concert at the ballpark that took place on a school night. So far, the team has avoided that issue with this year's concert schedule, which ends a week before Chicago Public Schools begin the 2016-17 school year.
This year's meeting takes place as crews are revving up to begin work on hotel construction across the street from the Friendly Confines. The Cubs Store was removed last week, and the McDonald's is closing Tuesday to make way for an L-shaped hotel that will take 20 months to build.
Wrigley Field construction work will spill into the baseball season, with the plaza set to open in late summer and the office building at Clark Street and Waveland Avenue expected to open in January of 2017.
The rules for the plaza are still being hammered out between the Cubs and Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) after he introduced an ordinance regulating its use.
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With the added possibility of work starting on the Addison Park on Clark development, with 148 apartments units and 168,000 square feet of retail just south of the ballpark, there's a chance of three large-scale construction projects happening simultaneously at the intersection.
However, the Cubs will likely provide an update to the construction schedule; just before last year's meeting, the club adjusted its plans after frigid winter weather delayed work. Bleacher construction was delayed repeatedly, pushing back the completion to July.
Last week, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts said renovations are on schedule, meaning the Cubs' brand-new clubhouse should be open for the team's Opening Day April 11.
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