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Trustee: new ordinance will bar truck parking in Robbins; residents press enforcement after driveway blockage
Summary
Trustee Gregory N. Jackson said the board is reviewing truck ordinances and intends to ban truck parking in the village; residents at public comment urged enforcement after repeated blocking of a driveway and asked which office handles complaints.
Trustee Gregory N. Jackson told the board on March 14 that village leaders have reviewed truck ordinances and that "there will be no truck parking in the village once the new ordinance is passed." He said the village’s streets and infrastructure are not designed for heavy trucks and that the board will move to restrict overnight or residential truck parking by ordinance.
During public comment, residents pressed the board to enforce existing laws. Mrs. Murphy asked who is responsible for addressing truck parking on village streets. Mrs. Ratliff told the board that a truck driver "came back again and blocked her driveway," and the transcript notes that Trustee Tiffany S. Robinson had previously spoken to the driver.
Trustee Jackson also raised related transportation issues: damaged bus shelters (the village originally had 10, only five remain usable), coordination with a PACE representative to make corrections, and questions about parking and access near the Metra station. The board did not adopt an ordinance at the meeting; Jackson said the changes will come when the ordinance is finalized. Residents were advised to submit concerns through the village website ticketing system for follow-up.
The transcript records no enforcement action or timetable for the ordinance; the matter remains under committee/ordinance review and housing of complaints was not changed at this meeting.
