The former water tower above the Swedish American Museum on Clark St.

The former water tower above the Swedish American Museum on Clark St.

About

West Andersonville Neighbors Together (WANT) is a neighborhood organization whose boundaries are the north side of Foster Ave. to the south side of Bryn Mawr Ave. and the west side of Clark St. to the east side of Ravenswood Ave.

WANT’s purpose is “to develop, encourage and promote neighborhood beautification, education, school-community relations, city service, physical and mental health programs, youth programs, senior citizen activities, community social activities, and property rehabilitation and to do whatever may be necessary for the betterment of the area and its people through community education, involvement of community members and development of community spirit.” Its bylaws can be found here.

Current Board of Directors
President |
 Karen Hardy (interim)
Vice President | Nikki Kuehl
Secretary | Kristen Lonergan
Treasurer |Danny Frankel
Members at Large | Dorothy Nygren, Suzanne Flemmens, vacancy

 

Our Boundaries 

Located in West Andersonville, we are bounded:

From the south side of Bryn Mawr Ave. to the north side of Foster Ave.

and the east side of Ravenswood Ave. to the west side of Clark St.