Summary
The village manager said code enforcement will now proactively ticket businesses and residents who put garbage out on wrong days during holiday weeks, after years of leeway. Trustees debated whether the $250 fine is too steep and agreed to discuss changing the rules at agenda setting.
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Last discussed Feb 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fines of $250 per trash summons; trustees floated reducing first-offense fines to $50.
Pedestrians and downtown businesses whose sidewalks are currently blocked by misplaced trash and cardboard.
Residents and businesses hit with $250 fines, which Trustee Abel argued are excessive for a first offense.
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