Members of the City Council on Monday delayed a final vote on selling city-owned property at 1220 Washington St. to Evanston Township High School for the Geometry in Construction program.
Ninth Ward Councilmember Juan Geracaris, who represents the area around the property, attempted to introduce and vote on the sale in the same night, citing a need “to accommodate the publishing deadlines and to keep the construction timeline on schedule.”
But after neighbors voiced opposition to the plan, which would bring a two-story house built by high school geometry students to the street, the council twice voted down Geracaris’ motion for same-night introduction and adoption, pushing a final decision to April 14 at the earliest…