Most of the Homewood Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday consisted of routine matters, with one exception. Trustee Jay Heiferman abstained from voting on a resolution required by the state to affirm the village’s compliance with the prevailing wage law.

Heiferman offered an explanation for his abstention, a gesture meant to call attention to what he considers an outdated state law that limits what municipalities can accomplish because it creates higher labor costs.
“We’re…


