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Dixmoor trustees debate a nuisance/greenery ordinance aimed at overgrown lots and liens
Summary
Trustees discussed a proposed ordinance to address weeds, trees and overgrown lots; staff said the village could place liens on neglected properties and pursue remediation, while trustees raised concerns about easements, privately owned trees and jurisdictional boundaries.
Trustees debated a proposed nuisance and greenery ordinance intended to address overgrown vacant lots, hedges and trees that staff say have been neglected by owners and banks.
"What we have ... is something that we're trying to get in place because we have a lot of people on vacant lots and they got all this wild trees and…
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