  Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1890 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 69.220.233.86 |
It's now been a little over three months since Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick declared "War on Illegal Dumping" in Detroit. I know how it's going in my neighborhood, but I'm curious to know how the battle is being waged citywide. Thoughts, everyone? The Mayor's original Declaration of War is @ http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/ma yor/releases/2006/llegal%20Dum ping%20Task%20Force%20Announce ment.htm An update on the battle in my neighborhood is @ http://warrendale.blogspot.com /2006/08/3-months-into-war-on- illegal-dumping.html | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 683 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 69.136.147.97 |
Only the CBD matters to this administration,that place is clean as hell | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 219 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 64.141.144.2 |
i'm only updated on cass corridor, woodbridge, berry sub, and CBD... the only place of those that i listed that EVER had much dumping was woodbridge... havn't seen anything new recently, though... I HATE DUMPERS.... make our town look like shit... | ||
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto Post Number: 2410 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.29.74 |
drove down John Kronk today...piles of stuff everywhere.Either somebody has been dumping, or sombody has been planting couch seeds. | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1891 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 68.255.237.212 |
LMAO! Oh, I'm just imagining what couch seeds would have to look like. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 962 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 4.165.99.133 |
"Only the CBD matters to this administration,that place is clean as hell" Finally, an administration sees the value in maintaining the CBD and only the CBD! | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 4303 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.177.81.18 |
LOL! | ||
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider Post Number: 4 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 69.245.84.19 |
The War on dumping is a joke. Unfortunately to many people in Detroit dont care. You can get away with most anything in broad daylight, and dumping most people dont seem to care about. I see trash piles in every part of town except downtown. THe problem is getting worse. On the east side I seen the remnants of some cut down tree spread all over a street! and vacant lots the amount of branches and logs was unbelieveable. Not to mention the burned out garage with 2 trashed cars in it on the corner. With so much trash found in all parts of the city I think there needs to be a major change in attitude to get rid of this problem. | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 541 Registered: 11-2004 |
This blurb was in the Freep yesterday DETROIT: Change to eviction process OK'd by City Council The Detroit City Council unanimously approved changes to the city code Wednesday on the handling of tenant belongings during evictions. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and an illegal dumping task force he initiated pushed for a change in the old process, which called for tenant belongings to be placed on the curb after an eviction. Kilpatrick officials said that contributed to blight. The changes require the owner or manager of a property to provide a large container for disposal of the tenant's personal property when an eviction is to occur. The container must be removed within 48 hours of the eviction | ||
Sticks Member Username: Sticks Post Number: 102 Registered: 08-2005 |
Couch seeds! Nomination for funniest post of the month. | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 273 Registered: 05-2005 |
oh like THAT will happen! LOL! | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 3717 Registered: 10-2003 |
Eric, Icaught that too. Landlords who don't comply face up to $10,000 in fines. Dumpers have been especially active in Delray this summer, crap is everywhere. I found it somewhat humourous last week when we found three bags of tree trimmings tossed into the alley in front of our dumpster which was almost empty. At least make the effort to put it in the dumpster if you're illegally dumping. It will still piss us off, but we'll appreciate the effort to not make us move it. | ||
Futurecity Member Username: Futurecity Post Number: 356 Registered: 05-2005 |
The "War On Illegal Dumping", will of course, only lead to more dumping. Much like a mini version of the "War on Poverty" (which gave us more poverty!) or the "War on Drugs (which has given us - more drugs!). We just need a "Dumping Czar" to make it official. (Message edited by Futurecity on September 17, 2006) | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1968 Registered: 12-2004 |
It's interesting that the City Council adopted the change in tenant evictions when they did. They originally said that it wouldn't come to a hearing until some time in October. Then Ken Cockrel came to a Warrendale Community Organization meeting where the members expressed their concern over the proposed change. A week later, it's a done deal. I'm not saying that there was a definite correlation between the two - but it is very interesting. http://warrendale.blogspot.com /2006/09/update-on-tenant-evic tions.html |
