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Ordinance committee backs warning-then-ticket approach for totes, sends enforcement plan to legal
Summary
Kankakee’s ordinance committee agreed to send a draft enforcement approach to legal that would begin with a courtesy warning and escalate to tickets for residents who repeatedly leave trash or recycling totes in the street; members discussed a $20–$25 initial fine and an education campaign to accompany enforcement.
The Kankakee ordinance committee voted to send a proposed enforcement approach for residential refuse and recycling totes to the city’s legal department for final drafting, endorsing a model that starts with a courtesy warning and escalates to a ticket for repeat violations.
Committee members said the issue affects a small share of residents but interferes with snowplowing and street sweeping.…
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