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Residents raise fence and personal-safety complaints; council votes to enter closed session on litigation
Summary
Public commenters described a neighbor fence and water-damage dispute and a separate resident reported harassment and interference with medical care. Staff said inspections show the fence was built to code. Later the council voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss litigation under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11).
During the public-comment portion of the May 11 meeting Mr. Rice described a repeated complaint about a neighbor's fence installation and said his lawn had been damaged and was now flooded. "What do I do? Do I hire a contractor and my neighbor do it?" Rice asked the council, summarizing months of attempts to resolve the issue with city staff.
City Manager Newkirk responded that the neighbor applied for a…
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