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So let's start to beginning. The owners of property 1418 or constantly dumping on our side what they think we dump on their side. Number two garbage guys didn't come pick up the garbage last week probably because it couldn't find a place to park. Number three are landlords a busy guy he really doesn't care about us. Between a 25 of the properties he takes care of in the construction business we're pretty much on her own. Number for why are you constantly dinging us?? I Pursley work full-time and I'm in school I don't have time to clean that up why don't you clean it up you keep complaining about us clean it up right now I am crunching for a test to finish this one course else I don't have any extra time school is more important. Really you want something done do-it-yourself because the city isn't going to fix nothing.

i agree w/ Marule. this is out of control. how is it that everyone else on the street manages to put their garbage cans out on trash day and not have a gigantic mess.i hate seeing this mess every day. i would be @#$% off if i lived next door to it.

So my neighbor who is a very nice man that's hard to seeing all these comments and he fixed it with all due respect if you want it done next time make the property owner 1418 do it because there's usually the one to dump it on our side. She usually doesn't do her job to begin with and she likes half the time she speaks

While I am grateful that our neighbor took it upon himself to thoroughly clean the space (it looks so much better), it is still important that the property owner come up with a long term solution. As neighbors here have noted, this is a frequent problem and both the residents of the property and residents of Wallace Street deserve a solution. None of us want to live in filth and it is the responsibility of property owners to take care of and clean their properties regularly.

Prior to the recent clean up I spoke with code enforcement, who will contact the owner on behalf of the city. I will continue to be in contact with that office until a more permanent solution can be found. Perhaps a gated or fenced garbage area would deter folks from throwing trash on the ground.

Also if you want to penalize the owners at 1418 who you say are dumping their garbage in your receptacles, you should take pictures of them doing it and then post it here. The city will fine them with photographic evidence.

thanks for keeping up w/ it

Marule you do know the city WILL NOT do that.... Then the parking is bad enough because she lied about what she said she was going to do when she bought the property to begin with. So if she can get away with it she will in a minute to save a buck or two or three. She is in the market to buy a house right now with proceeds of the rents she collects. Instead of putting in parking in that empty lot like she said she was going to.

One of the tenants has graciously cleaned this mess up and seems to be maintaining it! Hopefully the owners are paying him to do this as it really improves the look of the property and the experiences of near neighbors.

Thanks for fixing this issue!