<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=31aXqr_0wEcXhML00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=31aXqr_0wEcXhML00" width="1200" height="322" >MARINE — The Marine Village Board met on Oct. 16 and discussed several items at length, including addressing a petition presented to the board during public comment by Lynn Scherer.The petition was signed by the residents on Easy Street asking the village not to approve a permit for 404 Easy Street for a plastic prebuilt shed because it goes against the covenants of the home owners association (HOA). Scherer said that the new homeowner claims the previous owner did not disclose any restrictions for the property, so the HOA wants to see which covenants the property falls under by doing a title search. Mayor Kelly Tracy said that the village cannot delay issuing the permit if it meets the village code requirements, they can only delay it for a reasonable length of time if research needs to be done on the village’s code.The next lengthy discussion item pertained to when is a dog barking considered a public nuisance and what the village can do about it. Health and Police Chair Mark Voigt suggested writing an ordinance specifying what the village can do if they receive complaints and what the fines are. Tracy asked Voigt to reach out to neighboring smalls villages that do not have animal control to see how their ordinances are worded before drafting their own.In the meantime, Tracy said individual homeowners can put Bark Boxes on their own property to stop the neighbor dogs from barking by emitting a high-pitched sound only the dogs can hear.The last lengthy discussion pertained to a previous meeting’s discussion about purchasing I-Ward Mapping software for the village. The new mapping software will allow the new sewer lines, manholes, shutoffs, and other information to be updated to GIS maps and paper maps. All city staff would have access to the files in the system and would individually be pinged when a task needs attention. Work orders would also be processed through the system instead of triplicate carbon copies. The board approved the $5800 initial set up fee and $3,700 annually starting in year two with the option to cancel and keep the information at any time.In other business: <ul><li>An ordinance was passed approving $5,615 be spent to remove the telemetry alarm system from the land line like the alarms at the lift stations have been switched.</li><li>The streets through the main part of town that were dug up for the sewer lining and oil and chipped will be re-striped.</li><li>The Census is going door to door and has permission to knock on doors.</li><li>DC Waste and Recycling has approached the Village about being contacted in June when the current waste management contract is up. Clerk Amber Kapp responded to their FOIA request to see the current contract for planning purposes.</li><li>The company that maintains the vending machine at the park has installed a camera directed at the machine to prevent further vandalism at no cost to the Village.</li><li>The grant from the Highland Community Foundation for painting the tank was only $1,000 and the total project is estimated to cost $7,000. The village will look for supplemental funding or a lower bid to complete the project. If they cannot find the additional money in the next year the money will be given back to the foundation since that was the project it was awarded to.</li></ul>The next village board meeting will be Nov. 6 at 7 pm.</div></body>

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Marine Discusses New Public Nuisance Ordinance

MARINE — The Marine Village Board met on Oct. 16 and discussed several items at length, including addressing a petition presented to the board during public comment by Lynn Scherer. The petition was signed by the residents on Easy Street asking the village not to approve a permit for...