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Resident asks West Milwaukee board to ban barbed-wire fencing and require annual property inspections
Summary
A West Milwaukee resident urged the Village Board to amend the municipal code to prohibit barbed-wire fencing on commercial lots and asked the board to establish annual property maintenance inspections; the board took no formal action at the Aug. 5 meeting.
Lynn Sidabras, a resident of 1217 S. 48th St., told the Village Board on Aug. 5 that barbed-wire fencing on a commercial property at 4520 W. Greenfield Ave. presents a community concern and asked the board to consider amending the Village code to ban that type of fencing.
Sidabras also requested that the Village institute annual property maintenance inspections for all properties to address code compliance proactively. His remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting; the board did not place the item on the evening’s agenda or make a motion to refer the matter for immediate action.
The request drew no formal debate or vote at the meeting. Village officials did not provide a timeline for review or indicate whether staff would draft an ordinance; no follow-up assignment was recorded in the minutes. The board proceeded to other agenda items including routine consent votes and committee reports.
