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Excessive Noise Issue In MilledgevilleAt the August 18 Village of Milledgeville Board meeting, Trustee Gene Behrens and several residents who live near the 500 block of Cochran Ave., described what he and his neighbors have been experiencing - and tolerating - in the neighborhood for the past 6-months. Behrens told the Board that there has been "excessive loud noise coming from demo vehicles" being worked on, for long periods of time, at one of the residences in this neighborhood. He alleged that demo cars, with no license, no exhausts, and no insurance, are being loaded on the streets and driven on the Village streets. He told the Board that visitors are also illegally parking on Village parkways, as well as driving over ends of drainage tubes at the end of the alleys, and pouring oil and gasoline on the grass and ruining it. Behrens referred to the situation as "a continuous mess." He added that when he and other neighbors ask the person to cooperate, he replies using very un-neighborly language. Village President Bill Ritenour asked Police Chief James Haag to reply with a plan of action, for resolving this issue. Chief Haag explained the process to the audience, and the need for someone to sign a "breech of peace" complaint first, in order for the police to "crack down" and issue citations. Haag also said that Milledgeville's annual campaign to have vehicle owners remove inoperable and/or unlicensed vehicles will soon begin. Ritenour requested that the Police Committee contact the Village attorney about the possibility of completely restricting "demo car maintenance work" from residential areas. Trustee Marlie Folk indicated that she is not in favor of punishing everyone simply because one property owner does nor use "common neighborhood courtesy." In old business, Village employee Greg Miller volunteered to remove rust and loose paint, and prime and paint the street lights with black industrial enamel paint, in the business district. His gesture will save the Village over $3400. Ritenour told the Board that over 800 certified letters were mailed on Aug. 18, with land descriptions and notification of the Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District Public Hearing, set for Labor Day evening, Sept. 1. The Board approved Fritz Asphalt Service to use 3 inch hot mix-blacktop on the south end block of Madison and Lafayette Streets, at an estimated cost of $36,540. The Village's new police squad car is ready and waiting at the Greenfield, IL auto dealership. The Board approved trading its oldest Ford squad car to the dealer. In a related matter, the Board also approved the purchase of a new light bar for the new squad at an estimated cost of $1,250. Committee reports: - NICOR will soon do removal work so that Brown's Construction can begin their work at 343 N Meyers Ave., the site of the new water storage tank; - The Carroll County Highway dept. will paint double yellow lines on part of Main Ave. through the business district to Rt. 40; - Approximately four more trees will be removed by Ryan's Tree Service, and several stumps will be ground-out; - Volunteers are working on cleaning away excess vegetation along Rt. 40 near the railroad viaduct.
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