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General Iron 'Public Nuisance' Meeting Canceled
Ald. Brian Hopkins expressed his frustration that a future date for the hearing has not been set.
CHICAGO — A community meeting to review complaints against General Iron has been canceled. The city's Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection originally scheduled the public nuisance hearing for Thursday, Dec. 6; however it was canceled with no future date set, Ald. Brian Hopkins said.
"I object to this cancellation and will seek a rescheduled hearing at a future date," the alderman said in a letter to residents.
The alderman requested the meeting so the city could hear residents' concerns about health, safety, noise and dust control.
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Hopkins urged residents to continue submitting Nuisance Complaints to the city's Department of Public Health.
Over the past few years, more than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for the relocation of General Iron.
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In 2006, the EPA forced General Iron to make $1 million in upgrades after code violations and fined the company $250. The company was also temporarily shut down in 2015 for several code violations after a fire.
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