Resident asks village to address algae, motorized bikes and unauthorized signs at Heritage Lake
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Justin Lynch of Carol Stream used the meeting's listening post to ask whether the village or park district is responsible for algae in Heritage Lake, to request patrols for motorized bikes on lake paths and to ask about enforcement of advertising signs in public ways.
Justin Lynch, a Carol Stream resident, asked the Village Board on Oct. 6 to clarify responsibility and enforcement for three issues at Heritage Lake: algae growth, motorized bicycles on paths and commercial signs placed in the public way.
Lynch raised the issues during the meeting’s public listening post, saying algae is "taking over Heritage Lake" and asking whether algae in ponds is a village issue or under the jurisdiction of the park district. He said algae growth can produce toxic gases in other jurisdictions and asked whether anything can be done locally.
Lynch also said children on motorized bicycles have been "zooming around" paths around Heritage Lake, especially on weekday evenings, and asked if that activity could be patrolled. "Kids on motorized bicycles are zooming around on paths surrounding Heritage Lake, especially on weekday evenings. Is there any way this can be patrolled?" he asked.
Finally, Lynch raised a complaint about a large number of advertising signs appearing in the public way promoting furniture store closings, power-washing and Christmas-light installation services. He asked whether the village can cite businesses placing the signs and how the village handles removal when such signs appear.
The board did not announce any immediate enforcement action during the meeting. Lynch’s comments were recorded as public testimony; no staff report or formal agenda item on Heritage Lake appeared on the consent agenda or in the minutes read at the meeting.
Lynch asked for clarification of which local agency would be responsible for any abatement or enforcement actions—village code enforcement, the park district or another authority. That procedural question was not answered on the record during the Oct. 6 meeting.