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Aldermen press staff to expand code enforcement authority and address road striping and potholes
Summary
Board members discussed persistent potholes and unclear striping in commercial areas and instructed staff to bring an ordinance giving code enforcement authority to cite businesses for property maintenance violations; aldermen also raised safety concerns about striping near the high school and other arterial streets.
Aldermen raised multiple concerns about road conditions, pavement striping and the city’s enforcement authority for private-property maintenance.
Alderman Tom and others said commercial areas — notably near a Kroger shopping area — still look like a “minefield” of potholes despite requests to property owners. City staff reported that current ordinance language allows citations to private individuals but not to businesses; the board directed staff to draft an…
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