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Small-business owners and residents urge clearer permitting, more outreach at Waukegan council
Summary
During audience time multiple residents and small-business owners pressed the council for more town halls, faster, fair permitting decisions and transparency; a restaurant owner said it took nearly four years to get approval for a Tenth Street location.
Several residents and small-business owners used the June 2 audience time to press Waukegan elected officials for clearer outreach and faster, fairer permitting decisions.
What they said: Karina Garcia, who said she and her husband own a new brunch restaurant at 804 Tenth Street, told the council that the permit process “almost took us four years” and that paying rent while waiting for approvals had strained her family. Garcia asked the city to “be fair to people who wanna bring good things to the community” and to expedite outstanding permit issues where feasible.
Longer-term concerns about transparency and engagement also dominated public…
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