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Northbrook manager warns of snow parking rules, outlines leaf-blower ban rollout; sustainability commissioner presents on urban coyotes; village awards two anti
Summary
Village manager reminded residents about snow-parking regulations and the nine-month ban on gas-powered leaf blowers; Sustainability Commissioner Bernadette Knight gave a community presentation on urban coyotes; the village presented substance-abuse grant checks to two local recipients.
Village Manager Pavlicek used the meeting to remind residents that Northbrook enforces snow-parking regulations when snow removal requires curb-to-curb clearing and to thank public works staff for extra winter-time call-outs.
Pavlicek also spoke about implementation work surrounding a nine-month ban on gas-powered leaf blowers that the board approved roughly a year earlier. He said the village's sustainability coordinator has been leading outreach and implementation and that residents with questions can contact the village manager's office. Pavlicek noted, and the board reiterated, that the village's intent is to help residents transition to electric equipment and to provide information on enforcement and timing.
During the President's report, Sustainability Commissioner Bernadette Knight gave a community presentation about coyotes, summarizing decades of urban coyote research and advising caution: do not feed coyotes, secure garbage and pet food, keep pets leashed near dens, and use hazing techniques (making oneself large and noisy) if a coyote approaches. Knight said urban coyotes primarily eat wild prey such as rodents and rabbits and perform ecological services such as reducing Canada-goose nest predation.
The board also announced two grant awards aimed at combating substance abuse: one check for $19,500 to an entity referred to in the meeting as "Bridal side" and a second for $7,500 to "Glenbrook North." The village congratulated the recipients and thanked local police and counseling staff for their work.
Separately, President Ciesla reminded residents that the 2025 State of the Village address will be Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. at the library and that registration is required for fire-safety reasons; officials said the event will be posted to YouTube afterward.
The meeting closed with trustees thanking public-works crews for emergency service after a New Year's Eve water-system valve failure near St. Norbert's and a motion to adjourn.
