“The community is angry that we’re not being heard,” Turner said. There are “five car washes within a quarter-mile of the new location,” and Chatham doesn’t need another, Turner said. Neighbors want a sit-down restaurant or a business that will bring jobs, Turner said. Credit: Atavia Reed/Block Club Chicago Neighbors protest a $5 million Buddy Bear Car Wash slated for vacant land in West Chatham Tuesday.
Members submitted a petition against the car wash with hundreds of signatures to the city and representatives at Brookins’ office, said group President Bernita Turner.īrookins did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (21st), whose ward includes the car wash, at two community meetings that they don’t want the development in their community.
BUDDY BEAR CAR WASH DRIVERS
The protest was organized by the West Chatham Improvement Association, a community group founded more than 70 years ago.Īs drivers honked in support, neighbors stood in front of a Buddy Bear banner on 83rd Street chanting and waving colorful signs touting, “Residents Say No. The City Council approval came a day after a dozen neighbors stood in the heat Tuesday afternoon to protest the plan. “Families can shop, stop at the bank, grab lunch, and, now, wash their cars. “Chatham is a resurging neighborhood, and we’d like to be established in it,” Degeratto said.
The car wash is a “good fit” for the shopping center and the community, Degeratto said. 95th St., is minutes away from the approved Chatham location. The project will bring 100 construction jobs and eight permanent jobs to the community, according to the developers’ proposal.īuddy Bear Car Wash has 14 locations on the West and South sides, owner Phil Degeratto said. The single-story facility will be about 4,775 square feet and include 26 parking spaces. Neighbors said the fight against the Buddy Bear Car Wash isn’t over.ĭevelopers at SDR Chatham, LLC got the greenlight Wednesday from City Council to build the car wash on vacant land at 201-357 W. CHATHAM - A $5 million car wash on the South Side was approved by the city Wednesday, less than a day after neighbors demanded officials go back to the drawing board and introduce a development that better fits the community’s needs.
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