Watch the debate on changes to the Village Code that will add more restrictions on fences. Bill 4A-2012 will regulate any height fence erected near driveways. The issue arose during a dispute by two neighbors, one of which wanted to erect a fence on his property line, and his adjoining neighbor didn’t want a fence alongside his driveway.
Under questioning, the Mayor initially declined, then claimed he couldn’t remember the resident who will benefit from this new law. The Mayor and Trustee Carol Vought claimed no particular inspiration for the new law. They claimed fences along driveways is an issue they noticed just driving around the Village. SCPOC intends to file a FOIL demand with the Village to ascertain the identity of the mystery person, and to check the veracity of the Mayor’s statements.