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Frustrated neighbors sound off at public hearing
James Niemi shares concern and frustration over a home and accessory structure in his neighborhood with the Cloquet City Council Tuesday at City Hall. "Besides being an eyesore, it's a hazard," Neimi said.
A public hearing on a proposal to adopt the International Property Maintenance Code brought frustrated residents out of the woodwork Tuesday, with nearly 20 people turning out for the Cloquet City Council meeting.
Complaints ranged from trashy properties to trash-talking neighbors, from people who never mow their lawn to junk cars sitting unmoved for years.
Many of the complaints were not relevant to the International Property Maintenance Code. But they were in keeping with the idea of city officials trying to make it easier to address city code property violations, pointed out Cloquet communi...
