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East Forest Park resident urges overhaul of municipal ticketing after repeated code violations at Dollar Tree
Summary
At the council’s public-speak-out, resident Jerry Martin urged officials to investigate persistent code violations at the Dollar Tree at Island Pond Road and Allen Street, saying the store has five outstanding tickets and more than $1,000 in unpaid fines.
During the public-speak-out before Monday’s council meeting, East Forest Park resident Jerry Martin urged Springfield officials to overhaul the municipal ticketing and enforcement process after what he described as repeated violations at the Dollar Tree at Island Pond Road and Allen Street.
Martin told the council he lives at 34 Oregon Street and has informed code enforcement and the city zoning administrator, Michael Jacob, about…
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