There have been a few hiccups recently with Beecher residents and the village’s building inspectors.
Beecher farms out the inspections through Oak Brook-based Safebuilt Inspections and, in May, Mayor Marcy Meyer had concerns brought to her attention.
“I got my third, let’s call it an issue, with our inspection company where they are not getting responses back, and I’m getting my head screamed off by the public,” Meyer said at the May 20 board meeting.
“The first was a little bit on both sides. The second was mostly Safebuilt and partially the other person. This most recent one, I don’t know. It’s been a month since they applied for a permit, and they’ve heard nothing. They’ve emailed twice. No response.”
Meyer said she planned on talking with Safebuilt officials to clear things up.
“Things have been OK up until now,” she said. “They have always been very responsive when we did get in touch with them.”
She added it could be a staff issue, due to some turnover at Safebuilt.
“But we have someone waiting, and they are trying to build a house for one that burned down, and it’s been a month,” Meyer said. “There are a lot of weird glitches going back and forth.”
Surf starts installation
Surf Internet is starting to install its fiber in the village, and already it has a few residents on edge.
The company will place door hangers on residents’ homes informing them of its work.
The company has gone through its locate process, which required them to go into people’s yards.
“We’ve had lots of questions from residents already about why people are in their backyard, who is authorizing this, and why is the village letting them do that,” Public Works Superintendent Matthew Conner said.
“Just for the record, this is a state law, and we have no control over them. If they are coming, we are forcing them into the utility easement, so everyone is clear on that.”
Moved in
Police and other personnel moved into the new police station/public safety facility on May 19. They even processed an arrest on the first day in the new digs.
Village Administrator Charity Mitchell said there are still a few things that need to be taken care of before the move to 250 W. Church Road.
“They have a few things left in the old building, but we’re working on getting that stuff over in the next couple of weeks,” she said. “If you haven’t been in there, see it.”
There are a few last-minute issues to take care of, the most important is getting the garage floor in order.
Also on the police beat…
The board agreed to a five-year purchasing agreement with Scottsdale, Arizona-based Axon Enterprises for taser equipment for $7,152.
The yearly $1,430.40 fee will come out of the police training budget.