Homewood approves incentive to pay for fire alarm

The Homewood village board this week approved a reimbursement for safety upgrades to a local property. The money will help pay for a fire alarm system for the a building between 18673 and 18681 Dixie Highway, owned by Vivek Pinto. The building contains Reflections Yoga Center and The Lilly Pad children’s clothing boutique. The new fire alarm system will bring the building up to code.Board members approved the reimbursement at the Feb. 27 board meeting.The village will reimburse Pinto for $6,410, which is 50 percent of the cost of the work. According to a village . . .