The recordings from the November 16th Zoning Board of Appeals meeting have been posted to the Village website for review.
Five people made public comments at the beginning of the meeting. Two had nothing to do with the matter before the Board that night, two pertained to the issue to be considered, and one had us scratching our heads attempting to discern what the point was, if any.
The rather obtuse comments made by Trustee Fritz Gohl can be heard here. Should any readers be able to guess exactly what he was trying to say, please enlighten the rest of us, since we are completely at a loss to explain.
When the board members then took up the business before them, Mary Dickson, the attorney assigned to the ZBA, shed some light on the situation regarding the matter as it related to our Village Codes of the repaired shed that was continued from the October meeting.
In approximately thirty minutes, Zoning Board members voted unanimously to overturn the letter issued to the property owner by the former Building Enforcement Officer, Don Schuman, demanding demolition of the nonconforming building (shed).
Perhaps it’s now time for a full review of our Village Codes, since we believe it should not take an attorney to “interpret” them, considering the experienced Village Administrator of over thirty years attends most meetings, and apparently, a former contract employee who served as code enforcement officer could not effectively communicate with a property owner in our village.
The menu of edited recordings from the full meeting can be accessed by clicking here.
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