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Residents press council for stronger code enforcement on overgrown sidewalks, abandoned cars and street sweeping
Summary
During public comment multiple residents asked council to act on overgrown sidewalks, vehicles and trash on Waycross, Sharon and nearby streets and urged more consistent code enforcement and street-sweeper service.
Several Forest Park residents used the public-comment period on Aug. 4 to press the city for faster and more consistent code enforcement on neighborhood maintenance and public-right-of-way issues.
Rhonda Speakman (539 Waycross Road) described sidewalks on Sharon Road and nearby routes she walks each morning as overgrown with weeds and tree limbs, saying, "you could barely walk up the sidewalk" and that some elderly neighbors could not use the route because of vegetation and overhanging trees. Speakman asked who is responsible for cutting grass and trimming trees and urged city…
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