That kind of looks like the are using the debris to hold up the basketball net.

Those are bricks being used to keep the net from tipping. The person who reported this is either an idiot or an @#$%.

JS,

From the picture it appears the debris/ basketball net is blocking the sidewalk causing folks to walk in the street. I have small children and I don't believe the city would allow me to set up our swing set in the sidewalk. The owners may not be aware that they need to call Waste Management if they want large items taken away.

Someone plays hoop out there. If you look on Google Maps, you can see the net in the driveway. I always walk in the middle of the street when I cut down Charles. It's a low traffic side street. Quit whining and just walk around it.

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JS,

Those who are disabled do not have the ability to "just walk" around an item blocking a sidewalk. If the homeowners have a driveway maybe they should consider playing basketball there...

Are you the disabled person in question? Is that the actual premise of the complaint?

Personally, I don't think this site should allow anonymous complaints. I want to know if this complaint was placed by an actual resident of the street or just some nosybody walking by looking for something to complain about.

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Sanitarian - JM assigned this issue to Former City Employee [ Inspectional Services]

Just joined this site and got a pop up that I 'may also like this' so clicked on it. Not sure who this 'js' person is who seems to think they have any say whatsoever about what someone else takes issue with, but I will say I completely disagree with them. Not to mention the name calling...really?
Be better. Whomever the entitled person is that set that hoop up is selfish and has put themselves above every single other person who may ever walk down that sidewalk. That is a public space, not theirs and forcing someone disabled or small children to have to walk in the street, putting them at risk of death or severe injury is horrible, and rather sad to see that someone on here agrees with that idea. You must not know anyone or have anyone that you care about that has mobility issues. Either way, they do not own the sidewalk and therein are in the wrong and cannot have that blocking the public way. Despite what this'js' person seems to think, it is not their business nor do they have any say/right to ask if someone else is disabled or what the complaint is about. The complaint is valid as it is in violation of a public walkway.

Hmm, apparently you cannot edit/delete a comment, so noting that I just saw that this is a very old topic....and it is not even for my own city. Not sure why this site brought me to this?

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