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Village of Jackson reviews residency-exemption request for resident near parks and schools; goes into closed session
Summary
At a Village of Jackson meeting, board members heard an exemption request from an applicant identified as Mister Carson to live inside distances restricted by the village's offender residency ordinance, then voted to go into closed session for legal and personal-history discussion without issuing a final decision.
Village of Jackson board members heard an application from a resident seeking an exemption from the village's offender residency setback during a meeting that included an overview of the ordinance and a closed-session vote to receive legal advice.
"First thing I'll refer to is the copy of the ordinance," said Matt Parmentier, the village attorney, explaining that the body was conducting an "individualized review" required by court decisions that limit one-size-fits-all residency bans. Parmentier told board members they must evaluate 15 enumerated criteria in the village's packet when deciding whether to approve, conditionally approve or deny the request.
The request concerns a resident identified in the record as Mister Carson, who told the panel, "I made a lot of mistakes when I was young. So as growing up, I'm a…
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