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Shorewood board agrees to add 1601 East Menlo right-of-way to village maintenance contract, exempting owner
Summary
Trustees approved a process to exempt 1601 East Menlo Boulevard from the usual requirement that adjacent owners maintain public right-of-way, adding the parcel to the village's natural-turf maintenance contract with DPW and the contractor to determine final limits and plantings (likely native grasses).
The Village of Shorewood approved a process to add the public right-of-way adjacent to 1601 East Menlo Boulevard to the village’s natural-turf maintenance contract and exempt the property owner from the usual code requirement that adjacent owners maintain right-of-way. The motion passed after staff described the parcel’s unusual geometry and the owner said he has maintained the slope for decades.
Public Works Director Lianne Butchlich explained that 1601 East Menlo has right-of-way on three sides and that “the property line actually, like, skims a planter on the west side of the home,” making a clear delineation between…
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