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Residents urge action on overflow garbage, long‑vacant properties and neighborhood enforcement
Summary
Multiple residents told the board about overflowing and damaged garbage cans, suspected service‑line and grass‑code issues, a long vacant house and traffic/loitering near a school; they asked for targeted enforcement and follow‑up.
Several members of the public raised neighborhood quality‑of‑life concerns during public comment. David Dalka described repeated problems with refuse and recycling cans overflowing and being used improperly on his block, said there are roughly 20 cans with holes that need replacement in a nearby area, and requested immediate action: “I need action this week on that,” Dalka said, adding he had submitted a June 3 letter that had not yet received a substantive reply.
Dalka also said loitering and speeding near the northwest‑side school parking lot on Jane Street creates safety concerns and asked the village to address perceived unequal service delivery across neighborhoods. Another resident described a long‑vacant house at 9329 Long with an unsightly garage and urged a process for ensuring buildings are brought into code compliance before sale and for maintaining a registry or protocol for properties left vacant when owners enter long‑term care.
Village staff and trustees acknowledged the concerns and said staff would follow up. Lockerbie said Public Works and enforcement crews respond to service‑line and property complaints and that staff would investigate the addresses raised. The comments highlighted resident frustration with response time and called for clearer procedures for vacant properties and more consistent code enforcement in specific neighborhoods.
