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Obadzinski said garbage trucks and other large vehicles could not make the turn and instead tracked over the edge of the new work, creating deep ruts and cracking a recently finished driveway apron. He said he has patched the hole twice and that the storm-sewer cover was clogged with dirt and the mesh, hindering drainage. The resident said the contractor involved was Flood Brothers and that calls to the village and the contractor led to conflicting guidance.

Public Works Director Reese, who was seated in the audience, invited Obadzinski to speak with her in the lobby after the meeting so staff could assess the damage and next steps. The board did not take formal action at the meeting; the exchange was recorded as an open-forum referral to Public Works.

Obadzinski asked whether the alley should have been wider or built with a different edge treatment to sustain truck loads, and he suggested that allowing grass-mesh edges on routes used by heavy vehicles wastes taxpayer money if the design cannot handle municipal vehicles. He said the tracks from the latest incident were still visible the morning after he spoke to the board.

Village staff offered to follow up with the resident; no timeline for repairs or a cost estimate was discussed during the Sept. 4 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-09-04 Village of Westmont Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","A Westmont resident told the Sept. 4 village board that recent alley reconstruction left ruts and damaged his new driveway when heavy trucks could not make a turn; the public works director offered to meet the resident after the meeting to investigate.","taxTitle","Westmont, DuPage County, Illinois","taxId",52068,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6025506,"Westmont resident complains neighbor’s fence encroaches on 39 E. Quincy St.; requests village help",176,122000,298000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5755002-ea41347c4c76e85b60c5b223173b6716&start=122&end=298","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5755002-ea41347c4c76e85b60c5b223173b6716/thumbnail_122000.jpg","/articles/6025506/Westmont/DuPage-County/Illinois/Westmont-resident-complains-neighbors-fence-encroaches-on-39-E-Quincy-St-requests-village-help","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6025506-f28219ca8a16580a702e9a9331f65434/orig.mp4?Expires=1770863642&Signature=FwgF-x-slIFRKwhDfLr4bUQYwAYZLKdm~8F91W4L6bLBeE-BUhHciRVahsRgzzBPpihnCvC6grIaCF-MtIKyi-tfgnd4AOTpp7eR~OUeMoenH5UPaoTkgjkzpnrAldvYs8qc8iYIJQvZZ8b~FHnGk5jc814jstdvK3uOrfMx94OG9BG4-JsxQv6VqXij~IPSxfwDfje-z7kY7MZDwNCQANq2oEaGEDrkuNHB0n40AMO5l0zwmhJsEQDuX4jdiRQVsgZCWHFhwlk3YEKu2J8~cxr7se-UFd9XV3rDhToAYx5ZYTr0b23MRTwC0sBVghBlt5lCWAcuyvn-eTqxqyWJ6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Westmont resident raised a property dispute at the Village Board meeting on Sept. 4, saying a newly installed fence between two garages encroaches on her lot at 39 E. Quincy St. and that village staff told her to pursue the matter as a civil case.

The resident told trustees the neighbor obtained a permit but installed part of the fence over the property line; she said the permit application did not show the fence going between the garages. The resident said the village code, as she understood it, prohibits placing fence posts or excavation on a neighbor’s plat without permission. She said she consulted an attorney who requested a $10,000 retainer to begin litigation.

At the meeting Trustee Barker and the mayor’s designee suggested the resident speak with Community Development Director Joel Hennerfein in the lobby after the meeting to explore administrative options. The resident’s remarks were made during open forum, where no board action was taken; the board did not announce any formal enforcement action during the meeting.

The resident said she was concerned about the effect on a future sale — that a title company could block a closing because the fence encroaches — and said she did not have the money to litigate. Village staff offered a staff referral rather than an immediate administrative enforcement action at the public meeting.

The transcript records the resident’s account as her statement of events and her understanding of the permit and the code; village staff presence and the referral to Director Hennerfein were recorded in the meeting minutes. The village did not provide a contrary statement during the meeting and no formal code-enforcement outcome was announced at the Sept. 4 meeting.","During public comment at the Sept. 4 meeting a resident said a neighbor installed a fence that encroaches on her property and that the village directed her to pursue a civil case; staff referred the resident to Community Development for follow-up.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6025510,"Westmont board approves lot-coverage variance for 500 Revere Ave. patio",317,2073000,2390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5755002-ea41347c4c76e85b60c5b223173b6716&start=2073&end=2390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5755002-ea41347c4c76e85b60c5b223173b6716/thumbnail_2073000.jpg","/articles/6025510/Westmont/DuPage-County/Illinois/Westmont-board-approves-lot-coverage-variance-for-500-Revere-Ave-patio","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6025510-20fcbb77cd64c01bf94b376e65c851d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770863642&Signature=S4diYObVy24J4J6XxM3tJWTAxCgvwqRWYkwVMQ3sShWDjHed7h5cG-dymDFWY-okuvvHLEehDj7RbRqSCDNNqswFhJs6RqYpsoI4t6-WGuqUYZnbSoIklpBO1WZvLEKMbPzgad7BlDuPpiO496cRsBD6Kt~p7BLygSAkjkd-SBaUK2Sa2sg-UyZicvYlHykGcvGBTgGhoKP0HpqRW30jgtRC77t0sf4zd5pt5FrZ1DEQP1vcA3x1lYqM4A3tEuw8Mx6bPAKq4zvNDoD0jf142wQzd4clsy4vXCItNZ7VbUfvx6mNPET-Ti9pF22kuuA8gC30QrBkekCXnvYE3hAZmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Westmont Village Board on Sept. 4 approved a zoning variance allowing the homeowner at 500 Revere Ave. to expand a backyard patio, increasing lot coverage from roughly 40% to about 43%.

The variance, which the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended 4–2, would add about 228 square feet to the existing patio. Director Hena Fine told the board the subdivision was engineered with stormwater controls (referred to in the discussion as “Lake Charles” design) and already qualified for a 40% administrative lot-coverage allowance; the owners requested an additional increase to 43%.

Planning and zoning forwarded the request with a positive recommendation, and no neighbors spoke either for or against the change at the commission meeting or at the board meeting. Trustee Scales moved to approve the variance “as written”; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with trustees Scales, Guzzo, Parker, Little and Plowman recorded as voting yes.

Board members discussed, but did not adopt, a recommended condition from the city engineer that at least 50 square feet of the new patio be installed with permeable pavers. Attorney Zemenak told trustees the board could have imposed that as a condition when it approved the variance, but the board approved the request without adding the permeable-paver requirement.

Because the subdivision’s stormwater plan already permits up to 40% lot coverage administratively, the extra 3 percentage points approved by the board represent approximately 228 square feet of additional impervious area on the lot, according to staff figures provided at the meeting. Director Fine said staff would proceed with the permitting steps consistent with the board’s vote.

The record shows the variance was considered at the village board meeting after a Planning and Zoning hearing on Aug. 13; no formal appeal or additional votes were announced at the Sept. 4 meeting.","The Village Board approved a zoning variance on Sept. 4 allowing a Revere Avenue homeowner to expand a backyard patio, increasing lot coverage from about 40% to 43%; planning and zoning recommended approval 4–2 and the board voted to approve the variance as written.","actionData","errors"]

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