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Village cracks down on overgrown lawns Lawns that reach 8-inches are in violation of the ordinance BY MARNEY SIMON Enterprise Staff @plainfieldnews sweditor@enterprisepublications.com
Plainfield’s village leaders are reminding the public to keep their yards in order now that summer has arrived. On June 11, members of the village board held a brief discussion on the village ordinance on yard maintenance, which requires residents to keep their lawns trimmed. Lawns that reach 8-inches are in violation of the ordinance. “A couple of conversations have been going on with code enforcement and keeping up properties and different citizens asking questions about how that all works. It is an extensive process in some ways,” said Trustee Margie Bonuchi. “We’re trying to keep up with all the people that are not cutting lawns when the grass gets very high, when SEE OVERGROWN PAGE 4
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