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LaSalle council declines proposal to raise minimum nuisance fines for grass and weeds
Summary
A motion to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance raising minimum nuisance fines (for grass and weeds and similar violations) to $200 failed on a 2–4 vote after council debate about discretion for hearing officers and enforcement priorities.
A motion to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance setting a $200 minimum fine for nuisance violations, including high grass and weeds, failed after a 2–4 vote at a LaSalle City Council meeting. Alderman Adam Dimas moved the change as a way to increase deterrence; Alderman Reynolds seconded the motion.
The proposal would have changed the current nuisance fines — which speakers said vary widely and can range from small amounts to several hundred dollars — to a minimum $200 first offense and up to…
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