City of Chicopee PLUS

property distruction

This property is not fit to be lived in@!

There is a house at 98 Fair Street that has a large pile of furniture that has been sitting in their front yard for nearly 2 months!!!! There are 3-4 large pieces (could be 5) in this pile (hard to say, some pieces are upside down, sideways, etc). It is an EYESORE!!!!!

This intersection needs a light or 4 way stop, very dangerous blind spot.

There’s a new born baby in a filthy apartment. Dirty diapers everywhere, trash, cigarettes, empty bottles. Etc it’s a really filthy environment for a newborn

Over the past 3 years, there have been two accidents in which cars have run into homes, both on Montgomery St and very close to one another. I have complained year after year that lower Montgomery St where it intersects Cross St needed more police presence as cars are traveling extremely fast in both directions constantly. I often see cars traveling in part of the opposite lane because they are coming so fast and trying to make the corner where the convenience store is. This continues to pose a threat to the citizens that reside in the homes near by. To add to that, Cross St is just as bad. With the people that live up in the apartments towards the end of Cross St. They are constantly flying up and down this street. I have complained about this over and over again and said that speed bumps needed to be put up on Cross St to slow these people down, but nothing happens. I seldom see police monitoring this area or street. It's only going to be a matter of time before one of these cars traveling back and forth from the apartments loses control and ends up in one of the homes near by. This needs to stop and the city needs to take notice and actually do something about it. You can't even rake at the edge of your lawn without fear that someone traveling down the street may lose control and run into you. Please Please Please, do something. The last time I called the police to have them do something about the speeders on cross street they told me they couldn't do anything, but that I could contact the owner of the apartment buildings and see if they will inform their tenants not to speed. Needless to say, I never received a phone call from him. Again, please make the necessary changes to ensure the health and well being of the citizens that reside in this area.

To Whom it May Concern:

I am a homeowner on a nearby street to Szetela park and take walks there often. It had been a beautiful and well maintained park area, however sadly since the pandemic, I have observed a steady decline with (seemingly) little to no maintenance or police presence. To put it bluntly, the park is turning rather slummy. Here are the main issues as I see them ( in no particular order ).

1. The trash bins are *overflowing* with decaying waste (predominantly, dog poop bags) which is making the park smell more putrid by the day. I'm sure this is not healthy or sanitary.

2. The caution tape that was put up on the children's playground has been torn down repeatedly. I'm not sure there is any tape in place presently.

3. There is now *ample* graffiti all over the trees at the back of the park which is a real shame.

4. In the back of the park too, kids (?) have literally excavated huge amounts of dirt and soil to create an elaborate motocross arena. Many tree roots have been torn up in the process (which is may lead to the death of the tree). The environment overall is totally altered from what is was previously -- which was a nice wooded area with a couple of foot paths. Also, their is a good deal of motorbiking happening in and around this arena which is dangerous and annoying as it is loud and disturbs the peace. Also kids are leaving their trash in/around around the motocross pit.

5. Directly behind Szetela park there is a trail to the left, if you take this and walk 3 mins in that direction you will come to the end of the path and a small clearing in the woods. This area is like a little campground on the edge of a small cliff (and down beyond, the highway). Here you will find 3-4 fire pits and handmade structures that look like dwellings. I had noticed some weeks back many, many tree branches and young saplings in the immediate area had been sawed off and I could not figure out why (it looked very hodge-podge of a job and not part of any state mandated maintenance). In any case, I'm not sure if this is kids or perhaps some homeless dwelling.

These are my concerns, thankyou for tasing the time to review them. Please do let me know if I can answer any further questions. I hope something can be done to salvage Szetela Park.

Thank you,

Megan

This is a commercial property and should be responsible for installing a privacy fence between their property and the residential property it abuts.

I am not sure if you are aware, however, not all your citizens have the ability or knowledge to scan QRC codes for information. If you want people to participate in events you may also want to type the details on your sites. Remember there are seniors that live in the city.

There is standing water in basement. A foul smell reeks through whole house. Landlord does not care@!

No 2 emergency exits to escape in case of fire, cooking and selling drugs