I know about the plastic.. I call it in because I do not know what city departments regularly monitor this site. I hope the city will respond to my question if this is a safety hazard.

Xyz is the biggest see click fix troll. The city of new haven pays significant money to use see click fix as its 311 system. If you call it in it's likely they will just create an issue here. I have no idea why xyz hates seeclickfix or why they comment on every issue will call it in or don't use your real name. The fact is this is the correct place to report issues it's not a random complaint website it's a paid for 311 system.

Josh
From Tech Terms
"In computing, the term "troll" refers to a person who posts offensive, incendiary, or off topic comments online".
How can you call me troll?
I tell people to call safety issue in because it is the fastest way to get it to someone attention , that is a fact because of the following reasons.
1. Site is not monitor 24/7 by the various city departments.Just look how long it takes for a post to be acknowledged.
2. Site is hardly ever monitor by the city on weekends or after hours.
3. Some city departments do not monitor this site. An example is animal control because they do not have internet access.
I do not hate See Click Fix but it is not to be used to report safety issues such as stop signs down, down electrical wires, natural gas odor, and bricks falling off buildings,. In situations like this you call public safety 203 946-6316. You can then post on See Click Fix to warn others and to have a record that it was called in. In the post mention that it was called in.
In regards to your statement that this is the correct place to report issues this is not true. See Click
will also tell you to report issues like these by phone.
All I asked in my original post is if someone from the city can tell me if these exposed wires can cause someone to be electrocuted. You then took it upon yourself to tell me how to report this and what the city plans were, which were not my question. You then insulted me by calling me a troll.

@xyz
You comment on every post and say the same nagative thing. One of my private properties had a leak in the basement and you told the commenter to call the mayors office. That's being a troll not to the reporters but to the platform. As far as the question can people be electrocuted by exposed electrified wires the answer should be obvious particularly if the light is functional.

Josh,

I watched a kid playing with one of the wires the ther day and he was not shocked, but I have the same concern. I talked to Ethan from TT&P and reported it via the app as he encouraged me to do.

My guess is that he would have been shocked had the other lights been on at the time as he was holding an exposed wire. It was daytime and there might not have been power to the part of the pole where the wire harness is depending on where the switch/sensor is.

Josh
What you posted was not true, I do not post the same negative thing on every post. Yes, if i is a safety concern I post that it should be phoned in. As far as a leak in your basement the reason why I posted that they call the mayor's office is because they can direct someone on who to call. You do not post a leak in a basement here because by the time something is done there could be flood.
In regards to the exposed wires unless you know for sure it should not left for chance, and you should have never posted what you did, people lives are at stake.
One more thing if you want to criticize me fine but stick to the facts. Also my original post was that someone from the city respond if this is a safety issue. Repeat from the city.

Hey Ben, Yea its a serious concern. Obviously there are a huge number of lights in the city with no power, Some bank of lights are controlled by a single photo-eye and some are individual. Lighting moved from engineering to traffic and parking to help solve these issues faster. There is no tamper switch on the case covers that turns off the power or anything so its hard to know whats live and whats not but i think anyone would understand that they should all be treated as though the power is on. Even if its off now UI could fix an underground issue at any point and never look at the pole.

Josh
As far as me posting that Public Safety should be called if it is a safety issue this is the message you get on See Click Fix if you try to report potholes
NOTE: Immediate safety concerns ( i.e.cave-ins ) should be called into either the police or DPW at 203-946-7700.
The problem with this is public works is not available 24/7.but as you can see See Click Fix agrees safety issues should be reported by phone.

You post it for every single issue emergency, safety, or silly. You post it for littler you post it for private property issues like fences or basement leaks. Give it a rest let the site function and stop trying to diswad people from useing seeclickfix.

Josh
I get insulted for trying to help you. In one of your post you wrote that I was a troll to the platform because when there was a leak in your basement, to prevent possible expensive damage to your property I took the time and posted that the mayor's office be called so the poster could be directed to the right department.. .
You should educated your tenants problems like this should be reported immediately to you.
Josh, you resorted to name calling by posting I was troll. Name one post when I resorted to name calling?

I never said you called people names you just try and push people away from seeclickfix.
ill give you another example I had a tenet call me about a property i don't own. They asked if i could help get the fence repaired around they Olympia lot next to subway on state street. I said sure but that the best thing to do would be to report it on seeclickfix so that town green and the city would have a record and get it fixed. Can you guess what you wrote on that post?

There's one yesterday for a noise from a dump truck on Dwight street. you say the same thing call the mayors office. The mayors office is one person behind a desk for scheduling they are not equipped to handle calls like this this what see click fix is for.

The mayor's office can direct people on who to call to help them with their problem and there is more then one person who works there. In regards to the dump truck issue my suggestion was better then just posting and hoping that someone will read who can help.
Fact not all city departments use this site and the ones that do it is not 24/7. Proof of this is how long it takes the city to respond to the posts.
I don't try tp push people away from See Click Fix when it is used properly. What I do try to do is to educated them.
I did not write that that you accused me of name calling. What I was trying to get across was that unlike your post mine are free of name calling. Fact remains you insulted me by calling me a troll and you then give an example of the time I try to help stop one your properties from suffering water damage
See Click Fix is a tool and like any tool it has to be used properly. You do not use it to report fires which someone once did.
Josh , this whole thing got started when I ask the city to respond to my question concerning a safety issue and you responded for them . I do not think you are a city employee..

I'm not a city employee but just like you i'm trying to help so here's your answer. Yes electricity is dangerous.

The funny thing is even if it was completely safe only an idiot would say that and open themselves up to liability.

Wow, this is quite a treasure trove of comments. XYZ, to report a missing plate, please choose the Street Lamp category in SCF, rather than Other - City Responsibility. You are stating there are missing plates throughout the city. We won't be able to address all of those at once through one SCF post. If you come across a missing plate, take a pic, get the address and pole number and submit it. If you happen to be walking around and see more than one plate missing from poles on the same block, set the location as mid-block (include the cross streets) get the pole numbers of each and submit. If there are no pole numbers, just identify the number of poles on that block that need attention. To answer your question regarding safety - only if someone were to reach in and start playing around with those wires does it become a safety issue. Josh is correct, these plates are being taken for their scrap value and we are working on solutions to resolve this. And yes, I did run into Ben the other day and asked him to post those on SCF. Acknowledgement of street lamp issues on SCF by this department will begin no later than this coming Monday 11/7. XYZ and Josh, I sure hope you guys can work out your differences. Have a nice day gentlemen.

Department Of Transportation
Thank you for your reply. What caused these comments were someone replying to a post in which he had no business because it asked that a city employee to reply and then to top off I get called a troll.

just trying to help why don't you call the mayors office to complain about it?

You call the mayor's office when you do not know who to call and it is safety issue that can't be delayed. I did call this into public safety last night. Is the way you try to help people is by insulting them?

Right like loud garbage trucks, small puddles in basements, and fences leaning over the sidewalk. People will call 911 if it's an emergency they post here when it's not stop pushing them to the mayor office.

What is it to you if I tell people to call the mayor's office? Are you a silent partner in See Click Fix?

first off it diswades people from useing this site that we tax payers pay for as out 311 system. People are doing the correct thing and you are pointing them in the wrong direction. You're taking up city staff time needlessly when the city is already understaffed. lastly its annoying to get constant emails with your stock reply of bad info.

Our tax dollars also help pay for public transit but if we do not want to use it because there is something more effective we do not have to. If my emails are annoying no one is forcing you to read them. People are not doing the right thing when they report safety issues here.
You should also educate your tenants that you should be called if their is a problem with your building and you should take care of the problem. This site which is paid for by tax payer dollars should not be used to help you managed your buildings.

Safety issues like loud garbage trucks?

My tenants do call me directly a non-tenant posted it here. I use see click fix to set up areas around all of my properties in cases there is something I can help with, fix, or just need to know about it's a great resource and it's the reason the feature exists. There is even a classification for personal property issues. Government pay a fee for integration but it's a great resource for land owners as well.

I posted to call the mayor's office in the case of the loud garbage truck because I seem to recall reading that it was an ongoing problem and because it was not a safety issue I did not post that public safety be called. I did post the mayor's office be called because they may be able to direct the person to the right city department who could help. You fail to mention in your post that the garbage truck may have been in violation of a city ordinance because it was early in the morning.
I don't remember you posting anything that may have help this person. Here is another example where I posted something to try to help someone and all you do is criticized me. Another time was when I was concerned if a leak in one of your basement might lead to a flood.
I am glad I don't rent from you and I am sure you are glad you don't rent to me. Maybe I should rent one of your apartments in the future and after the lease is sign I could tell you who I am. That will ready make your day.

Yea here's the thing about the garbage truck issue. 1) the city has no laws for timing of private garbage collection. They do have a rule for DPW but this is a private pickup. 2) there is no noise ordnance for this type of thing. If there was a noise ordnance it would be handled by the health department. Had you referred them to the health department or even there alder person id say they are trying to help. Its a total waist of time but not everyone knows the rules so that's fine. But you don't you just refer to a receptionist at the mayors office. Listen everyone is aware we have a mayor and that she has an office, they simply realize its not the appropriate place to call for minutia. You aren't helping anyone and again posting it here is often the correct way to proceed. I'd be happy to rent to you i'm sure you are a fabulous tenant as long as no one asks you for help. Then again i'm sure you would just direct them to the phone book or google so no harm there.

I refer people and I will continue to refer people to the mayor's office when I do not know who else would handle a peculiar situation , when there is ongoing problem that is not being solved or when you do not correctly instruct someone where to go for help.. Assuming that the you are correct regarding private garbage pickup which have my doubts, you should have posted this when someone was complaining about the noise.

yea i thought about posting a reply but could think of a nice way to say what i wanted to.
I don't mean this in a negative way but why don't you get more involved so that you know the answers to the questions rather then posting call the mayor. At a minimum give them there alders number so the alders can run triage that's what they are there for.

Most alders do not answer the phone when you call because they are working, they can't survive on a salary of around $2000 a year for being an alder. When they call the mayor's they get to talk to a person who may be able direct them to someone who can help in a more timely manner.

Josh
Private haulers are not exempt, if you do a web search titled, New Haven Connecticut Ordnance Private Garbage Haulers, you will see this. I try to copy and paste it but I was unable to. If you do not want to do a search try calling the mayor's office 203 946-8200 and they may be able to help you. I called public works but they were unsure.

Yea I posted that a bit ago but I guess it didn't take i included the ordinance. I had it backward dpw is excempt. In any case the ordinance is online and the guy can call the cops over and over until it gets fixed good luck to him.

One of the reason I refer people to the mayor's office is when someone problem is not being solved after calling the appropriated city department over and over again. In some cases they may be able to refer someone to the person who oversees a particular department. In the case of the police it may be the police district manager for area

OMG alders don't get paid anything!!! they can choose between a cell phone or some paid postage to mail constituents but that's it you have no idea how this city works! That's the job they signed up for.

In any case i was backwards earlier DPW can pick up any time commercial collectors are restricted. here's the ordnance but this is how you answer the question if you want to bother acutely be helpful.

ART XVI
Sec. 17-129. - Regulations.
(a)
The licensee of a permitted disposal vehicle shall keep it clean and as free as possible of offensive odors.
(b)
No permitted vehicle shall be parked in any place other than its place of business for longer than is reasonably necessary to make a collection.
(b)
A person shall not transport solid waste in any vehicle unless it is secured so as to be spill-proof and leak-proof.
(c)
A vehicle body designed to use a tailgate shall have the tailgate properly in place. A load of solid waste shall not overhang the sides or the rear of the permitted vehicle's body.
(d)
Commercial waste collectors shall cooperate with the city to ameliorate noise through such methods, including but not limited to, padding dumpsters, adding plastic lids, altering pickup times, relocating dumpsters and/or any other method in which to reduce noise.
(e)
All licensees engaged in the business operations licensed by this article shall fully comply with all federal, state and local laws and regulations as each is amended from time to time, including but not limited to, this code's waste disposal chapter.
(b)
Each licensee shall display his/her/its name and address or his/her/its name and telephone number on all permitted vehicles used in the business operations licensed by this article.
(c)
No commercial waste collectors may engage in the business operations licensed by this article except between the hours of 5:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays in the following areas:
(1)
Downtown area bounded by North Frontage Street, State Street, south of Trumbull Street, Prospect Street, Grove Street, Tower Parkway and Howe Street.
(2)
Yale New Haven Hospital area bounded by South Frontage Street, Congress Avenue, and Howard Avenue.
(3)
Hospital of Saint Raphael area bounded by Sherman Avenue, Chapel Street, Orchard Street and George Street.
(d)
In all other areas of the city no commercial waste collector shall engage in the business operations licensed by this article except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m.
(Ord. No. 1557, 4-16-07)

Josh
June 18, 2013, The New Haven Independent
"Ask the commission to reconsider a proposal to increase aldermanic salary from $2,000 per year to $3,000'
As you can see you are wrong again, Besides being wrong you are very insulting you have called me a troll and then post I have no idea how the city is run,

Josh

Maybe you should research then post, instead of doing the opposite.

I talked to the city's electrical inspector and he said when wires are exposed you should call the city

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