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Trustees send resident bench request back to Public Works and Parks after liability, ownership and location concerns
Summary
A resident offered to donate a bench near a stormwater pond used informally for fishing and skating. Trustees asked public works and parks staff to recommend a specific location and to evaluate maintenance, ownership, access and recreational‑immunity implications before approval.
A resident offered to donate a bench at a village stormwater pond; public works staff and trustees debated which pond was intended (pond north of Cottage Grove Road next to the post office is privately owned with a village drainage easement; another pond to the south is used by residents for fishing and skating). Public Works staff said the village does not mow or maintain the pond by the post…
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