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Public commenter alleges corruption in proposed residential zoning changes
Summary
An emailed public comment read into the record accused Forest Park officials of corruption and secrecy in preparing residential zoning amendments, singled out commissioners and raised concerns about a cited 60‑unit project and a land purchase; the council did not respond on the record.
An email from resident Thomas Kovac alleging corruption and secrecy in the village's handling of proposed residential zoning changes was read into the record at the Forest Park Village Council meeting on June 9.
Kovac wrote that "the preparation submission and handling of a proposal to amend the residential zoning code continues to manifest corruption, incompetence, and graft," and he said Commissioner Ryan Niro (as named in the comment) had refused to disclose the developer or location of a 60‑unit…
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