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G :10040 <br />Proceedings of the Village Council 5/23/60 Page 4 <br />Clerk Smith reported on the work concerning the addition onto <br />Mr. Groberg's house at 2299 Sherwood Road, wherein he stated he had <br />a permit to do the work. Smith stated that tis ochon-k ' of .tho files <br />doeo not disclose a permit for this construction as claimed by <br />Mr„ Groberg and also that four or five other permits which were <br />evidently issued by Mr. Koontz, the former building inspector, are <br />missing from the files and that a further check of the county assessor's <br />office discloses that permits in question or the application for the <br />permits in question had never been received by that office. Smith <br />stated that he wanted to make this clear in view of the fact that <br />a current law suit has been filed against Mr. Chris Piehowski, the <br />building inspector, arising from the fact or facts surrounding the <br />permit at 2299 Sherwood Road, and that it should be clear by the council <br />and. any other person connected with the case that should a copy or <br />cc�.;_` os of these permits in question (i.e. at 2299 Sherwood Road or <br />the permits at Bronson Drive for the basement constructions at that <br />site 'je submitted to the court when and if said trial is taken into <br />court, It must be assumed by the present council that information <br />has been withheld from the village and that action concerning this <br />should be taken thereon. Smith stated that we know these permits are <br />missing from our files if said permits were issued that we do not <br />know how they happen to be missing but that several people including <br />at least one former council member has had keys and access to these <br />files. Trustee Christensen stated that the council should have the <br />former building inspectors receipts as it is village property and <br />that they should have been turned in with all other material concern - <br />ing the handling of Lm.ilding permits. He stated that we should try <br />to got the receipts if they have not been destroyed but that they <br />are part of the village property and not personal receipts of the <br />village inspector as he is an employee of the village. Mr. Christensen <br />also stated that it would probably be a matter of legal action to <br />get the receipts if they can be obtained if they have not been <br />destroyed either now, previously, or subsequently. Smith stated that <br />the law suit probably hinges on the fact the council is not aware <br />of the permits being issued. Perry Malvin stated that if someone <br />brings a permit to court showing evidence that these permits were <br />withheld from the council as evidence, said.party could possibly be <br />sued by the village. Motion by Christensen, seconded by Smith that <br />a letter be written to John Koontz requesting that the building <br />permit receipt book used by him during the period of 1959 be turned <br />into the village clerk's office as part of the village property) <br />said letter to be sent by registered mail with a return receipt <br />requested. 5 ayes, motion carried. <br />It was stated by Mr. Knutson, Engineer, that the contractor for <br />the waterworks has started to place pipe around in the areas of the <br />village and that work was expected to start on June 1st or shortly <br />thereafter. <br />Mr. Christensen reported on the outcome of the sewer meeting with <br />villages in the North Suburban area Said meeting was held with the <br />North Suburban sewer committee consisting of six villages. Another <br />meeting was hold with the mayor, attorney, engineer and himself with <br />Mr. Ashback and two councilmen from Arden dills. This meeting was <br />concerning the arsenal outlet for the sewer system for the village of <br />