Village residency panel denies exemption for applicant with juvenile conviction, allows reapplication in six months

The Village of Jackson residency review board on Oct. 12 denied a request from an applicant identified in the proceeding as Mr. Carson to be granted an exemption that would allow him to establish residency after a juvenile conviction. The board voted to deny the request but voted that Carson may reapply in six months for reconsideration.

The police chief, presenting the department's investigative report, told the board the conviction was "a serious crime involving the [sexual] assault of a 7 year old," that Carson had been untruthful to investigators and the board, and that records did not support Carson's statement that he had been sober for two years. "I believe he is a danger to our community, and I ... suggest that you deny his application," the police chief said.

Why it matters: the board applies a local residency ordinance that defines when a person establishes residency and…