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Email to council accuses Forest Park Taproom of repeated nuisance, asks for more police presence
Summary
An emailed public comment read at the meeting alleged repeated violence, property damage, public urination, noise and a recent bloody fight connected to the Forest Park Taproom and urged the village to allocate more night police officers; the council did not take immediate action.
The clerk read an emailed public comment from Hannah Boudreaux in which Boudreaux urged the council to "allocate more police officers to be present on nights" when the Forest Park Taproom holds events or is expected to be busy.
The email described a list of alleged problems connected to the taproom and its patrons: property damage, physical violence and threats, public urination, offensive and violent language, excessive noise, public intoxication including open bottles, speeding, tailgating in parking lots and a recent fight that prompted 911 calls and injuries. "This past Saturday evening, upon closing, we witnessed property damage, physical violence and threats, public urination...and finally, a bloody fight resulting in more 911 calls and injuries," the comment read.
Boudreaux wrote that the strain the establishment places on residents and law-enforcement resources is "not sustainable" and requested a council resolution. The clerk read the comment into the record but no council action was taken at the meeting to address the specific complaint.
The comment was read during the public-comment portion of the agenda; the transcript contains no recorded response from the taproom or a formal council directive arising directly from the comment.
