The Municipal Services Committee met 08/22/2022. One of the items they took up was recommendations for modifications to the city’s street terrace policy. The terrace is the typically grassy area in between the sidewalk and the street. Back in June, Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District […]
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Driveway Extension Variance Saga Continues – Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Item Until 09/12/2022 Meeting
The saga of Michael and his unpermitted driveway extension which violates city code rolls on. Basically, Michael is in the process of fixing up his property and had a large portion of his front yard stretching from his driveway to his front walkway paved with […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives July 2022 Bird E-Scooter Report – Discusses Decrease In Complaints
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/08/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up by the discussion and vote on a variance request for a driveway extension at a Packard Street residence. During the last few minutes, however, they reviewed the July 2022 Bird E-Scooter report. […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Deny Variance For Packard Street Property’s Driveway Extension
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/08/2022. The item that took up most of the meeting was the request from Michael for a variance to allow his driveway to be widened more than 4 feet into his front yard. This item had been discussed during the […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 08/08/2022 – Will Take Up Variance Request For Driveway Extension, Review July Bird E-Scooter Report
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/08/2022 at 4:30PM. The agenda is not too full and includes only two action items. The first action item is a variance request from a property owner to have a driveway widened more that 4 feet into the front […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On Accessible Pedestrian Signals At The Meade/Wisconsin Intersection – Visually Impaired Resident Who Requested Them Talks About How Useful They Have Been
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was the one-year evaluation of the Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at the intersection of Meade Street and Wisconsin Avenue. A fairly comprehensive memo on the subject had been submitted to the committee, […]
Former Alderperson Joe Martin Asks Municipal Services Committee To Reduce Speed Of Bird E-Scooters To 2 MPH On College Avenue
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the information items they received, and the only one to actually be spoken about, was the June 2022 Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program Update. The report spoke for itself, and may have gone unremarked upon had not retired […]
Municipal Services Committee Denies Request To Waive Snow Removal Assessment – Property Owner Claims He Removed The Snow, Not The City
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they voted on was a request to waive a nearly $400 snow removal assessment fee for the commercial property on South Oneida Street consisting of Houdini’s Escape and the lot that formerly housed Kokomo’s bar. […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Off On Voting On Variance Request To Give Property Owner Time To Come Into Compliance
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner to allow their driveway to be widened more than four feet into their front yard. Apparently, the area was already paved without a permit […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Vote On Assessment Waiver Request, Variance Request For Driveway Extension; Receive Mid-Year Report, June E-Scooter Update
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 07/25/2022 at 4:30PM. While there’s nothing earth-shattering on the agenda, it is fairly heavy with 6 action items and 4 information items. A couple action items of interest are… (1) A request from a business to have their street […]