At the September 22 meeting, thirty people spoke during public comment. Most spoke of their objections to the Anderson/LeCompte horse boarding text amendment to be discussed later in the evening. A few voiced support for the boarding amendment, though citing no specifics.
Several speakers’ comments deserve special attention. A former village trustee warned of the unintended consequences of potentially altering the zoning of any residential lot (click here). Another resident who owns twenty horses not kept on her property expressed her concerns about the impact of a commercial operation on residential neighbors (click here). And yet another resident spoke passionately about the misclassification of horse boarding as agriculture (click here).
One of the last speakers opened many eyes and ears when he revealed what he’d discovered by researching historic legal spending by the Village. A direct link to his comments can be found here, and we’ll have much more to say about his findings in an upcoming editorial.
The menu for the full September 22 meeting recordings, including discussion of the Anderson/LeCompte boarding amendment proposal lasting over an hour, can be accessed here.
The Village Board reconvened a week later at Village Hall on September 29 to continue their business from the unfinished agenda, and two matters were resolved that we believe residents should be aware of.
The Board ultimately voted on the process of selecting new Village legal counsel and it will follow guidelines set forth in our Village Code.
There was also discussion of the posting of monthly Roads and Bridges committee meetings on the Village Google calendar so that residents can attend, just as the protocol is for all other village committees. A direct link to Trustee Meroni’s reaction to publicizing her regular monthly Roads and Bridges meetings to residents can be heard here.
The menu for the complete recordings for the September 29 Village Board meeting can be accessed here.