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Residents press Villa Park for enforcement as Hawthorne development stalls
Summary
Residents at the Coffee with the Board meeting urged the village to force cleanup and stronger enforcement at the stalled Hawthorne site; staff said the developer must show financing and that legal processes and pending zoning/RDA negotiations constrain immediate action.
Multiple residents urged Villa Park officials on May 2 to take more aggressive steps to clean up the stalled Hawthorne development, which neighbors say has left a persistent pile of rubble and created health and blight concerns.
"You still got a pile of rubble that somebody screwed up badly," one resident said, calling for enforcement and tougher fines. Other attendees said the site’s condition discourages investment and…
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