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Resident reports unresolved code‑enforcement complaint over trash, human waste at Marquette property
Summary
During public comment a resident described an ongoing code‑enforcement issue at a Marquette Road property: repeated trash accumulation, human waste, delays in follow‑up from code staff, and unclear next steps after a compliance deadline passed. The resident said follow‑up from the code supervisor did not occur.
A resident at the Oct. 6 Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting reported an ongoing code‑enforcement problem at a property on Marquette Road.
The speaker said the property has had multiple tenants in recent years, persistent trash and yard neglect, and at one point human waste tossed into yard areas. The resident said she had contacted code enforcement (naming an officer, Zach) and Zach's supervisor, Izzy; she described a timeline in which a compliance letter was delivered and the owner had 10 days to remove garbage but, according to the speaker, follow‑up by village staff did not occur as promised and the trash remained on the property after multiple garbage‑collection routes.
The resident asked what steps remain after a compliance letter has expired and requested assistance because the condition had persisted since mid‑July by her count. The clerk reminded the speaker of the public comment time limit and no further committee action was recorded that evening; the matter appears to remain under code‑enforcement follow up.
