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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Cluck No! Crystal Lake Bans Residential Chickens

A tied council vote nixed the possibility of revising the ordinance prohibiting residents from keeping chickens within the city limits.

Erik Blome’s chickens won’t be coming home to roost after the Crystal Lake City Council voted down a resolution allowing residents to have a limited number of chickens on their properties. Earlier this year, the city ordered Blome to remove his four hens from his Crystal Lake residence or pay a fine. Reluctantly, he sent them out of the area, their fate in limbo.  Told the family pets were farm animals, the city said he was in violation of a city code prohibiting them on residential property.  Blome launched a campaign urging the city to change the ordinance to allow residents to have a limited number of hens on their properties. The campaign drew a large number of supporters not only in Crystal Lake, but in surrounding McHenry County …

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City of Crystal Lake and Will Chickens Come Home To Roost in Crystal Lake?

E Blome

2:39 pm on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Michael, there are a whole new set of politicians coming into city council and the mayor seat. Go in there and speak your mind when you become a member of our community! And Welcome.   more ›

Thursday, July 7, 2011

City Flushes Sewer Ordinance Revision, Progress Backed Up

The City Council voted July 5 not to change the sewer ordinance.

Ruth Costello said she was disappointed but not surprised that the City Council on July 5 denied her request to revise its sewer ordinance.  Costello has been without sewer service since May 14, when a collapsed sewer line caused a backup into her Lombard Drive home.  According to the ordinance, she is required to pay for repairs because the damaged line connecting her home to the city’s sewer main under Barlina Road is considered her responsibility. While many of these sewer laterals are eight to 10 feet underground, some are deeper–including Costello’s which is 15 feet underground and therefore more costly to repair.  “This is a 21-foot sewer with a dozen or more laterals at least connecting to that main,” said Public Works Director …

Flo Williams

4:56 pm on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

You are right Jimmy D, in most towns and municipalities the home owners duty to repair or restore ends at the curb or the homes connections line to city line. It is a convoluted ordinance that does otherwise. A good civil attorney could have fun with this "one" maybe even get a new boat or plane.   more ›

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