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Residents press LaSalle leaders to enforce vacant-building rules for Kaskaskia Hotel, Maytag and Hegler mansion
Summary
Residents at the LaSalle City Council meeting urged enforcement of the city's vacant-building ordinance, saying property owners have not filed required vacant-building plans for large structures including the Kaskaskia Hotel and Maytag building.
At the City of LaSalle's council meeting, two residents urged the council to enforce the municipal vacant-building rules and hold property owners accountable for long-term deterioration of landmark buildings including the Kaskaskia Hotel, the Maytag building and the Julius Hegler Mansion.
A commenter identified in the record as a resident said the city issued ordinance violations in 2015 tied to those properties but that the owner did not provide the required paperwork. "If CARES was issued a violation for failing to register a vacant building, they would have had to provide the city with a vacant building plan within 10 days. However, when I requested the vacant building plan, I was informed that no such plan exists," the resident said during public comment.
The resident read portions of the municipal code, citing Chapter 154, Section 5 (the obligation to register vacant buildings) and Section 7…
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