Landlord: "Village Seems to Think I Should be the Police Department"
A new measure proposes that landlords pay $25 per unit per year so a new police officer could patrol areas with multi-family homes. The village says 10 percent of emergency calls come from such areas and other towns already implement similar programs.
If Skokie is going to require property owners to pay a license for each individual unit, the village is going to endure a lot of resistance from landlords. That was the message from the meeting Wednesday night and it will likely remain that way for some time. The village announced last week that it’s beginning to consider a “licensing” program for apartment owners. The new measure would require them to pay $25 per unit on an annual basis in addition to a $10 fee for a certified owner. Believing this is an “evolution” of existing village policies, the stated goal of the program is to increase cooperation between owners and the village, as well as the police. The idea is that it will keep the community cleaner and safer. With approximately 1…
Karen Woolents
2:07 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
We had a terrific neighborhood until the large appt. building on Christiana and Main went to section 8 not long ago. The change in the area is stunning, to say the least. As I type this at 2 pm, my daughter called me to the window to see 2 young girls who are obviously hokkers, dressed in basically lingerie, leave the building and they are now walking up and down Main street. Drugs are sold … more ›