The City’s Ask Lake Forest system allows people to contact city staff and ask questions, report issues, etc. During the most recent quarter here are the highlights –
- Overall decrease of 12% compared to previous quarter.
- Biggest concerns this quarter were Street Maintenance (14%), Parking Enforcement (11%), and Graffiti (10%).
- Combining both quarters, the biggest concerns were Parking Enforcement, Street Maintenance, Code Enforcement, and Traffic/Parking Issues.
In the not too distant future, the City will put the ALF system on your mobile device and this will allow for much better communication between residents and staff. You'll be able to take a picture of what's bugging you and send it to the city which will capture the GPS coordinates. You'll be able to check city ordinances to be sure that you're correct (can they really play their TV that loud after 8 pm?). We hope to roll out the first version by late summer.
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Dr. Jim Gardner is on the City Council for Lake Forest. You can check him out on LinkedIn and/or Facebook and you can share your thoughts about the City at Lake Forest Town Square on Facebook. His twitter handle is @DrJimGardner. His comments are not meant to reflect official City Policy.
Dr. Gardner has office hours every Tuesday from 4 pm to 6 pm at the City Hall. In addition, he holds a town hall meeting every quarter. The next meeting will be Thursday Feb 15 at 7 pm at the Beach and Tennis Club on Ridge Rte.
