3 May
2012
3 May
'12
10:03 a.m.
Hi everyone...Matt, is there a way we can organize a yard clean up? There is a house on
the corner of Donnelly & Glasscock (just down from us) that is obviously unoccupied
& the grass in the lawn is about 3 feet high. It looks awful & i'm sure
attracts bad attention.
I'm not sure the legality, but I don't think anyone would mind if we organized a
clean up. People could bring lawn mowers, weed eaters, we could clean up sticks, weeds,
pinecones, etc. Jillian & I couldn't do a Saturday (we work) but a Sunday would
be great....we don't own a lawnmower or weedeater but we would definitely use one if
neighbors brought some & we can do other maintenance.
I just think it would be good for the neighborhood & also show the folks in Longview
that we won't let properties go into disrepair.
How can we work this out?
3 May
3 May
10:49 a.m.
New subject: [longview-park-community-watch] Can we mow a lawn?
hey matt, excuse the bad punctuation, I'm feeding my baby right now but
wanted to share this with you and everyone else in the neighborhood. we had
a similar problem with a house on our street, on king charles, and I called
city inspections and filed a public nuisance complaint. they came and
inspected very quickly, and left a form on the door. it gave them I think
10 days to fix the problem. if the grass is over 8 inches tall is
considered a public nuisance. the owner did not mow the grass. so the city
sent out someone to mow the lawn. I think they take a lien against property
and charge the owner for the maintenance. so what I would do is call and
file a public nuisance complaint. the city will take care of it. that way
you are not responsible for cleaning up other peoples property. and they
are held accountable for not being good property owners.
feel free to ask if you have any questions.
everyone should check out raleigh city code. there seem to be many
violations in our neighborhood. including people keeping junk vehicles on
their property. you can look at the Code and see if people are violating
the code. that way we can help keep our neighborhood cleaner.
Christa
On May 3, 2012 10:03 AM, "matt ramey" <howshallwedothis(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi everyone...Matt, is there a way we can organize a
yard clean up? There
is a house on the corner of Donnelly & Glasscock (just down from us) that
is obviously unoccupied & the grass in the lawn is about 3 feet high. It
looks awful & i'm sure attracts bad attention.
I'm not sure the legality, but I don't think anyone would mind if we
organized a clean up. People could bring lawn mowers, weed eaters, we
could clean up sticks, weeds, pinecones, etc. Jillian & I couldn't do a
Saturday (we work) but a Sunday would be great....we don't own a lawnmower
or weedeater but we would definitely use one if neighbors brought some & we
can do other maintenance.
I just think it would be good for the neighborhood & also show the folks
in Longview that we won't let properties go into disrepair.
How can we work this out?
12:11 p.m.
New subject: [longview-park-community-watch] Can we mow a lawn?
Christa is correct. It is typically best to inform the City about
these issues, and not address them yourself. In this case, mowing the
lawn may eliminate any true nuisance case that the City might be able
to bring that would compel the absentee owner to take responsibility.
Also, we have learned through experience that seeclickfix.com
(http://seeclickfix.com/east-raleigh) is an excellent way to get these
issues addressed. These reports are reviewed directly by the City
Manager's office and provide a workflow framework the maximizes
accountability. In some cases, the reports even attract the attention
of the media (e.g., Eloe HVAC noise issue last fall).
--Emrys
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Christa Groseclose
<christa.groseclose(a)gmail.com> wrote:
hey matt, excuse the bad punctuation, I'm feeding
my baby right now but
wanted to share this with you and everyone else in the neighborhood. we had
a similar problem with a house on our street, on king charles, and I called
city inspections and filed a public nuisance complaint. they came and
inspected very quickly, and left a form on the door. it gave them I think 10
days to fix the problem. if the grass is over 8 inches tall is considered a
public nuisance. the owner did not mow the grass. so the city sent out
someone to mow the lawn. I think they take a lien against property and
charge the owner for the maintenance. so what I would do is call and file a
public nuisance complaint. the city will take care of it. that way you are
not responsible for cleaning up other peoples property. and they are held
accountable for not being good property owners.
feel free to ask if you have any questions.
everyone should check out raleigh city code. there seem to be many
violations in our neighborhood. including people keeping junk vehicles on
their property. you can look at the Code and see if people are violating the
code. that way we can help keep our neighborhood cleaner.
Christa
On May 3, 2012 10:03 AM, "matt ramey" <howshallwedothis(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone...Matt, is there a way we can organize a yard clean up? There
> is a house on the corner of Donnelly & Glasscock (just down from us) that is
> obviously unoccupied & the grass in the lawn is about 3 feet high. It looks
> awful & i'm sure attracts bad attention.
>
> I'm not sure the legality, but I don't think anyone would mind if we
> organized a clean up. People could bring lawn mowers, weed eaters, we could
> clean up sticks, weeds, pinecones, etc. Jillian & I couldn't do a Saturday
> (we work) but a Sunday would be great....we don't own a lawnmower or
> weedeater but we would definitely use one if neighbors brought some & we can
> do other maintenance.
>
> I just think it would be good for the neighborhood & also show the folks
> in Longview that we won't let properties go into disrepair.
>
> How can we work this out?
12:14 p.m.
New subject: [longview-park-community-watch] Can we mow a lawn?
I agree, filing a seeclickfix complaint is your best bet to see quick
action by the City. The property owner would face some repercussions for
not maintaining the property.
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Emrys Treasure <emrys.treasure(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Christa is correct. It is typically best to inform the
City about
these issues, and not address them yourself. In this case, mowing the
lawn may eliminate any true nuisance case that the City might be able
to bring that would compel the absentee owner to take responsibility.
Also, we have learned through experience that seeclickfix.com
(http://seeclickfix.com/east-raleigh) is an excellent way to get these
issues addressed. These reports are reviewed directly by the City
Manager's office and provide a workflow framework the maximizes
accountability. In some cases, the reports even attract the attention
of the media (e.g., Eloe HVAC noise issue last fall).
--Emrys
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Christa Groseclose
<christa.groseclose(a)gmail.com> wrote:
hey matt, excuse the bad punctuation, I'm
feeding my baby right now but
wanted to share this with you and everyone else in the neighborhood. we
had
a similar problem with a house on our street, on
king charles, and I
called
city inspections and filed a public nuisance
complaint. they came and
inspected very quickly, and left a form on the door. it gave them I
think 10
days to fix the problem. if the grass is over 8
inches tall is
considered a
public nuisance. the owner did not mow the grass.
so the city sent out
someone to mow the lawn. I think they take a lien against property and
charge the owner for the maintenance. so what I would do is call and
file a
public nuisance complaint. the city will take
care of it. that way you
are
not responsible for cleaning up other peoples
property. and they are held
accountable for not being good property owners.
feel free to ask if you have any questions.
everyone should check out raleigh city code. there seem to be many
violations in our neighborhood. including people keeping junk vehicles on
their property. you can look at the Code and see if people are violating
the
code. that way we can help keep our neighborhood
cleaner.
Christa
On May 3, 2012 10:03 AM, "matt ramey" <howshallwedothis(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone...Matt, is there a way we can organize a yard clean up?
There
> is a house on the corner of Donnelly &
Glasscock (just down from us)
that is
> obviously unoccupied & the grass in the
lawn is about 3 feet high. It
looks
> awful & i'm sure attracts bad
attention.
>
> I'm not sure the legality, but I don't think anyone would mind if we
> organized a clean up. People could bring lawn mowers, weed eaters, we
could
> clean up sticks, weeds, pinecones, etc.
Jillian & I couldn't do a
Saturday
> (we work) but a Sunday would be great....we
don't own a lawnmower or
> weedeater but we would definitely use one if neighbors brought some &
we
can
> do other maintenance.
>
> I just think it would be good for the neighborhood & also show the folks
> in Longview that we won't let properties go into disrepair.
>
> How can we work this out?
12:37 p.m.
New subject: [longview-park-community-watch] Can we mow a lawn?
All,
Before you send a see-click-fix please let me know about the problem because they are
most likely going to send it to me; yes even the inspections stuff too I know it
doesn't make sense but I will get those. I have forwarded your emails to the
inspector for your area.
J.A. Kryskowiak
SED Community Squad
(919)524-7468
From: longview-park-community-watch(a)googlegroups.com
[mailto:longview-park-community-watch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Amy Hathaway
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:15 PM
To: longview-park-community-watch(a)googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [longview-park-community-watch] Can we mow a lawn?
I agree, filing a seeclickfix complaint is your best bet to see quick action by the City.
The property owner would face some repercussions for not maintaining the property.
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Emrys Treasure
<emrys.treasure@gmail.com<mailto:emrys.treasure@gmail.com>> wrote:
Christa is correct. It is typically best to inform the City about
these issues, and not address them yourself. In this case, mowing the
lawn may eliminate any true nuisance case that the City might be able
to bring that would compel the absentee owner to take responsibility.
Also, we have learned through experience that
seeclickfix.com<http://seeclickfix.com>
(http://seeclickfix.com/east-raleigh) is an excellent way to get these
issues addressed. These reports are reviewed directly by the City
Manager's office and provide a workflow framework the maximizes
accountability. In some cases, the reports even attract the attention
of the media (e.g., Eloe HVAC noise issue last fall).
--Emrys
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Christa Groseclose
<christa.groseclose@gmail.com<mailto:christa.groseclose@gmail.com>> wrote:
hey matt, excuse the bad punctuation, I'm feeding
my baby right now but
wanted to share this with you and everyone else in the neighborhood. we had
a similar problem with a house on our street, on king charles, and I called
city inspections and filed a public nuisance complaint. they came and
inspected very quickly, and left a form on the door. it gave them I think 10
days to fix the problem. if the grass is over 8 inches tall is considered a
public nuisance. the owner did not mow the grass. so the city sent out
someone to mow the lawn. I think they take a lien against property and
charge the owner for the maintenance. so what I would do is call and file a
public nuisance complaint. the city will take care of it. that way you are
not responsible for cleaning up other peoples property. and they are held
accountable for not being good property owners.
feel free to ask if you have any questions.
everyone should check out raleigh city code. there seem to be many
violations in our neighborhood. including people keeping junk vehicles on
their property. you can look at the Code and see if people are violating the
code. that way we can help keep our neighborhood cleaner.
Christa
On May 3, 2012 10:03 AM, "matt ramey"
<howshallwedothis@yahoo.com<mailto:howshallwedothis@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone...Matt, is there a way we can organize a yard clean up? There
> is a house on the corner of Donnelly & Glasscock (just down from us) that is
> obviously unoccupied & the grass in the lawn is about 3 feet high. It looks
> awful & i'm sure attracts bad attention.
>
> I'm not sure the legality, but I don't think anyone would mind if we
> organized a clean up. People could bring lawn mowers, weed eaters, we could
> clean up sticks, weeds, pinecones, etc. Jillian & I couldn't do a Saturday
> (we work) but a Sunday would be great....we don't own a lawnmower or
> weedeater but we would definitely use one if neighbors brought some & we can
> do other maintenance.
>
> I just think it would be good for the neighborhood & also show the folks
> in Longview that we won't let properties go into disrepair.
>
> How can we work this out?
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