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Residents press city on illegal dumping, noise, tow-truck parking and stray animals; city outlines enforcement steps
Summary
Multiple residents raised neighborhood quality-of-life concerns at the March 26 meeting including recurring illegal dumping, amplified street preachers, commercial tow trucks parked in residential areas and stray-animal complaints; city staff outlined enforcement actions and partnerships to address the issues.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the March 26 City of Chester council meeting to press officials for action on persistent quality-of-life problems: illegal dumping, amplified street preaching, commercial vehicles parked in residential areas, and stray cats and dogs.
Council members and staff responded with specific follow-up measures. Councilman Davis and Public Works staff said crews identify and investigate dump sites; when evidence with a return address is found staff said they follow up on the source and pursue enforcement. Public Works Director Andrew Heyman (introduced at the meeting) and council members asked residents to report dump sites so the…
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