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