Owner asks board for leniency; aldermen approve cleanup resolution and staff to verify connected parcels

The Board considered a resolution authorizing city cleanup of private property and heard from a property owner who asked the board for leniency after receiving a notice about overgrown grass.

Owner Javetta Peterson told the board she owns J. Collier Homes and that one of the parcels on the list (ending in "0400", per her statement) had been cut on May 23 after she was notified. Peterson said her parcels are part of a larger 13-acre family assemblage near State Line and Airways and that her company plans an assisted-living development on the combined parcels; she said the project had encountered permitting and financial delays but that the grass had been addressed and would be maintained every three weeks.

The mayor asked whether Peterson had cut the grass; Peterson replied it had been cut May 23 and was scheduled to be cut again the coming weekend. The mayor recommended removing the parcel from the list, and the board moved to remove that parcel and the connected parcels pending staff verification of parcel connections. Alderman Flores moved the action with a second by Alderman Wheeler; the motion passed by roll call. The board then took a roll-call vote on the entire resolution to authorize cleanup of the other listed properties and approved the full resolution.

The record shows the owner requested leniency and cited ongoing development plans and financial strain; staff will verify parcel connections before final removal from the cleanup list. No fines or timelines were read into the record during the discussion.