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Villa Park administrative hearing issues fines, default judgments and continuances in multiple code cases
Summary
At a Feb. 19 Village of Villa Park administrative hearing, the presiding officer reduced one parking fine, found a driver not liable on a handicap-parking citation after caregiver testimony, continued several permit/variance matters, and entered default judgments with fines in multiple code-enforcement cases.
Erica Thomas, presiding over the Village of Villa Park administrative hearing on Feb. 19, explained at the start that "This is not a criminal courtroom. This is a civil proceeding," and that the burden of proof is a preponderance of the evidence. She outlined payment and appeal procedures before calling the day's docket.
In the first case, Thomas called Anthony Dimito on a no-parking citation for the village’s overnight restriction. Dimito pleaded not liable and told the hearing he had recently moved to Villa Park, was dealing with personal and work upheaval, and believed the restricted hours were different; he said he missed the 10-day prepayment window. Thomas noted that the village posts no-parking hours at entry points and reduced the assessment to a $35 fine, stating she would "find you…
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