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Residents urge updated building and fire codes and safer sidewalks at Fox River Grove meeting; board to follow up
Summary
Public commenters told the Village Board the 2006 building and fire codes are outdated and urged sidewalk and ditch safety; Trustee Schladt asked staff to follow up on code updates and the board voted by straw poll to discontinue fireworks donation jars in local businesses.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the April 5 Fox River Grove board meeting to raise safety and code concerns and to press for restored senior funding.
Gerald Schalk, who identified himself as Fire Marshal and Chaplain and lives at 217 Lexington Ave., told trustees the village's 2006 residential and commercial building code is outdated and asked the board to update building and…
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