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Mount Pleasant business owner urges city action after net fell at Simmons Field, causing damage
Summary
Tom Speronis told the Kenosha Common Council that a protective net at Simmons Field fell earlier this year, damaging employee vehicles and nearly injuring a family member; he said the net had protected his property for 34 years and asked the council to intervene.
Tom Speronis, owner of Tommy’s Home Run restaurant at 7839 Sheridan Road, told the Kenosha Common Council during public comment that a protective net at nearby Simmons Field fell early last year and has not been restored, leaving his employees’ cars and customers at risk.
Speronis said the net’s failure has resulted in at least seven broken windshields among his employees, including one incident he described as totaling an employee’s car. He said his daughter nearly was struck when a ball entered the restaurant between the…
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