Council fails to act on Maintenance Code
by Brent Hovey, Reporter
Aurora — An exterior maintenance code the city has tried to pass in one form or another off-and-on for many years won’t happen at this time.
Council voted to remove the legislation from its agenda Aug. 11, meaning the code is dead for now. It was a 5 to 4 vote, with James Fisher, Robert Galaska Jr., George Horvat and Carl Rausch voting to keep the issue alive.
A public hearing had been set for Aug. 25, but that will no longer be on the calendar.
Mayor Lynn McGill introduced the code July 14, but Council had been torn over the effectiveness and execution of the code since then.
More of that was voiced Aug. 11, led by Councilman Joe Kastelic, who was concerned about how the code would be enforced.
“What’s the standard for this?” he asked. “Are we only going to enforce it on the residents who’s neighbors call? What about a house that has no paint compared to one where paint is chipping? (more…)
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