1325 Laura -- demolition hearing at HPC

[uptowngirl]

Timkin, you are correct. What bothers me to no end is the reason why. I mean if historic buildings were being knocked down and replaced with something, then we could at least see someone wanted the land. But what we see over and over and over is the historic buildings being leveled to be replaced with.........a vacant lot. 

[mtraininjax]

Code Compliance has the duty to cite these vacant overgrown properties, although they may need a little help from a call to 630-CITY.

Be careful, the moment you submit a complaint, you have to submit your own name and address. You become a bullseye for your adversary.

[Ralph W]

Code Compliance has the duty to cite these vacant overgrown properties, although they may need a little help from a call to 630-CITY.

Be careful, the moment you submit a complaint, you have to submit your own name and address. You become a bullseye for your adversary.

Not so....
They might ask but you do not have to give any personal info at all. We are all too well aware of potential backlash but the system must take your complaint, issue a tracking number and forward the complaint to the proper city department, which, in this case, would be code compliance. If you are worried that caller ID may display your number, use per-call blocking by dialing *67 before you make the call.

[Timkin]

Timkin, you are correct. What bothers me to no end is the reason why. I mean if historic buildings were being knocked down and replaced with something, then we could at least see someone wanted the land. But what we see over and over and over is the historic buildings being leveled to be replaced with.........a vacant lot. 

This is one time, I do not want to be correct .   Clearly we have plenty of "surface parking "

[sheclown]

Code Compliance has the duty to cite these vacant overgrown properties, although they may need a little help from a call to 630-CITY.

Be careful, the moment you submit a complaint, you have to submit your own name and address. You become a bullseye for your adversary.

Actually, the best thing to do is to just mow the vacant lot yourself.  What does it take?  10 minutes? 

Then... it is done. 

If folks on your street see you mowing a lot that doesn't belong to you, they will begin picking up trash that they didn't drop.  Next thing you know, the lady next door will be planting flowers on the CROW, and this blight will be gone.

[Springfielder]

funny...a few neighbors were chatting yesterday, after we finished cleaning up, raking, trimming overgrown brush, etc., and the majority of this did not take place on our own property. In a perfect world, we wouldn't need code enforcement, or worry about whether the city will do it's job and mow, but we don't...so there are many of us who would rather take the time to mow, to clip back overgrown brush and pick up trash, instead of waiting for the city or someone else to step up to the plate.

To me, it's the right thing to do...pay it forward...and perhaps something that sees you doing work like that, will think twice when tossing that trash onto the sidewalk, or will take those few extra steps with the mower and make that lot next to them, more presentable. In the end, what you end up with, is a prettier, cleaner neighborhood, and self pride that you did the right thing

[Timkin]

+1

[iloveionia]

We lose.
1325 Laura is on the 4/27/11 agenda for the HPC meeting for demolition and it is being approved by HPC (or at least recommended for approval.)
Kick us while we are down, huh?

[sheclown]

We asked for a deferral until the mothballing legislation could be passed.  

What is the rush to tear it down?  

[Debbie Thompson]

HPC meeting 4/27.  Come testify to save this house if you can.  If you can't come, email the HPC commissioners.

[Sigma]

Debbie, can you post the names and addresses of the HPC?

[urbaknight]

Code Compliance has the duty to cite these vacant overgrown properties, although they may need a little help from a call to 630-CITY.

Be careful, the moment you submit a complaint, you have to submit your own name and address. You become a bullseye for your adversary.

That's exactly it, southern vengeance, When I call JTA to complain, they always ask for my full name and address. I tell them "NO" I will not let you guys retaliate against me. Just handle the problem. You do not need my personal info to solve it!

[sheclown]

Hoo Rah!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAhKf_Ro4ZU

It ain't over 'till its over.

The folks of Springfield held them at bay and it is deferred another month.

These folks spoke up against demoltion:  Karla, Pat, Brenda, Chris, Crispy, Debbie, Kim, Hailing, and me.

The staff had a fist full of emails. 

HOLD THAT LINE

[acme54321]

Code Compliance has the duty to cite these vacant overgrown properties, although they may need a little help from a call to 630-CITY.

Be careful, the moment you submit a complaint, you have to submit your own name and address. You become a bullseye for your adversary.

Fake name and address.  Whenever I put a complaint in on the CARE system I use a fake name and then use the address of a vacant city owned parcel that abuts our neighborhood as the address.

[wsansewjs]

Hoo Rah!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAhKf_Ro4ZU

It ain't over 'till its over.

The folks of Springfield held them at bay and it is deferred another month.

These folks spoke up against demoltion:  Karla, Pat, Brenda, Chris, Crispy, Debbie, Kim, Hailing, and me.

The staff had a fist full of emails. 

HOLD THAT LINE

Oh my gosh! That's awesome!!!

-Josh