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Resident criticizes ditch cleanup and billing timing during Byron meeting
Summary
During public comment at the May 13 Byron Town Council meeting, resident Jim Dunn urged the council to change ditch-cleaning practices that leave debris piled at the roadside and raised concerns about a prior water shut-off warning and a late bill; council minutes record his statements but show no staff response in that segment.
Jim Dunn, a Byron resident, used the public-comment portion of the May 13 Town Council meeting to raise three concerns about town services.
Dunn told the council he was unhappy with how ditch cleanouts have been handled, saying that material from the ditches is being left in piles at the roadside after cleanouts. He also objected to a water shut-off warning that appeared on his bill a few months earlier and noted that his current bill arrived later than usual this month. The minutes record that he expressed positive feelings about living in Byron before leaving the meeting early to attend to his wife, who is in hospice care.
The minutes do not record a council or staff response to Dunn’s comments during that segment; the meeting resumed with other agenda items. No follow-up action or schedule for addressing his concerns is listed in the minutes. The council may address ditch-cleaning procedures and billing order/timeliness in a future staff report or meeting.
