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New District 91 school board member works with at-risk people locally and afar Jed Brewer is founder of Good Loud Media, a nonprofit that uses music as a tool
Residential zoning code updates fail
Proposed changes will go back to the planning and zoning commission after two commissioners request an audit
By HOPE BAKER Contributing Reporter
A newly-elected member of Forest Park’s District 91’s school board, Jed Brewer doesn’t have children in the district but he has a long background in helping others. In addition to his new role, he is dedicated to meeting the needs of at-risk people throughout the country and the world as the founder of Good Loud Media, a nonprofit that uses music as a tool for public health communication. “We work in communities that are historically under-resourced and underserved, and we use music as a way to begin conversations about physical health, mental health and community health,”
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
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Forest Theatre to use Madison Street site
There will be no residential zoning code updates in Forest Park for the foreseeable future. The decision came at the May 27 village council meeting. The village council had tabled the residential zoning code in October, when only Commissioner Ryan Nero voted to pass the amendments. When the question was brought up at the May meeting, Mayor Rory Hoskins and Commissioner Jessica Voogd voted against it, and Commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin abstained from the vote. She declined to comment on her reason.
ON BOARD: Jed Brewer (center) is the newest member of the D91 school board.
See ZONING on page 5
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