Members of two Little Italy organizations have extra time to say whether they’d like to see the parking lot at 301 S. President St. rezoned to permit construction of an apartment tower.

Last month, the Little Italy Neighborhood Association (LINA) and The Original Little Italy Community Organization (TOLICO) began polling their members to see if they support a developer’s proposal to build a 24-story apartment tower where the parking lot is. The poll was originally scheduled to close on Oct. 1 but has now been extended to Oct. 8, to give community members more time to vote.

The President Street property is zoned C-5-DE, which allows construction of a building up to 125 feet in height, or about 12 stories. A development group led by Lou Madigan wants the City Council to pass legislation

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