Code enforcement hits community garden?

[iloveionia]

"legislation is always changing"
Was his response.
He knew what it was.
He was being an, well you know. He was "being."

[BridgeTroll]

Any word on the actual status of the garden?

[avs]

If legislation is always changing then his job is mute.  He has no purpose and his citations mean nothing. 

@Bridgetroll:  The mulch was spread this past weekend, as we had intended to do.  The mulch pile was delivered a week and a half ago and with the heat and rain there had not been a chance to spread it.  Who knows if this will satisfy the code officer's lust to root out all "debris" though

[avs]

A neighbor of the 8th and Liberty property just emailed me that the disabled owner of the property that is being vandalized is out there now cleaning up the trash. If anyone is in the neighborhood and can help him I am sure he would appreciate it.

[iloveionia]

roadking and i were going over today at 4:30. 
lemme go over and help.

[ChriswUfGator]

how about a team of code man followers...people designated to follow and film these guys to make sure they are doing their job and make sure they are'nt doing something nefarious....i wonder how the city would take to it's citizen following every code man to make sure everything is on the up and up

Just wondering but isn't filming or recording someone without their knowledge against the law? Just asking.

The public has the right to film in public places.

In this case, everything occurred in plain view, and from a public street, it's perfectly legal.

[movedsouth]

FWIW: According to the Jacksonville.com salary database, the city has 32 code compliance officers. Jacksonville has roughly 885 sq miles, so thats about 1 officer per 27 sq miles, not 2/sq mile. One of the officers identified in the video is actually responsible for much more then Springfield, but it is probably hard to figure out how much of his time he spends in Springfield.

Lets not forget that this is in a large part the result of what some organizations in Springfield asked for. Code enforcement was seen as a means to clean up the blight without having to deal with a lot of messy "due process" issues. What we see now, it that this tactic resulting in more empty lots and blight then actual progress for Springfield. Many city leaders still appear to believe that these groups represent Springfield.

[avs]

Code is over at Dancy Terrace now.  Springfield is less than 0.1% of all of Jacksonville.  With only 32 code officers why does Officer Danko spend his days patrolling Springfield?  His area extends well beyond the historic district. No one called in Dancy Terrace.  There are people over there mothballing several of the homes right now, completely legal and within what they are allowed to do.  So why is he over there now?  Why not visit the rest of his area outside of the historic district?

[sheclown]

FWIW: According to the Jacksonville.com salary database, the city has 32 code compliance officers. Jacksonville has roughly 885 sq miles, so thats about 1 officer per 27 sq miles, not 2/sq mile. One of the officers identified in the video is actually responsible for much more then Springfield, but it is probably hard to figure out how much of his time he spends in Springfield.

Lets not forget that this is in a large part the result of what some organizations in Springfield asked for. Code enforcement was seen as a means to clean up the blight without having to deal with a lot of messy "due process" issues. What we see now, it that this tactic resulting in more empty lots and blight then actual progress for Springfield. Many city leaders still appear to believe that these groups represent Springfield.

+1

[iloveionia]

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 approximately 11 a.m. 10th Street at Dancy Terrace.

Also: Due to the persistent and disgruntled trash dumper, 8th/Liberty was cleaned up today.

[aclchampion]

You sure this is Dancy Terrace? There is no such street in Jacksonville according to Google Maps. I found a Dancy Street but thats over in the westside.

[Debbie Thompson]

Yes, we are sure. The street name is Redell Street.  Dancy Terrace was the original name, and somewhere along the line it was changed to Redell Court.  We changed it back by calling it Dancy Terrace again until it stuck!  LOL

[aclchampion]

Ah-ha! Redell St I found..No wonder I couldn't locate Dancy Terrace.

[fieldafm]

Had the chance to walk through Dancy Terrace a few days ago and it really reminded me of places like Haskett Court, Highland's Garden Village and Bungalow Terrace.













This is a real unique treasure in Jacksonville.  Are all of the units currently owned by one person that went belly up? What's the story??

[iloveionia]

Owned by different people.
We have 9 COAs out on 24 of them.