Vernon jPublic Works department tediously worked for many hours 09/09/09 to mow the dead hay, grass,
Thank you for your fine work and restoring a great look to South St Neighborhood

Thanks, Art, for posting this. I find it upsetting, however, that the town had to go in and clean up this yard with tax payers footing the bill.

Congratulations, Mr. Lachance - you solved your neighborhood's eyesore problem.

So fill us in... Did you hear from the town or communicate with them after we chatted here? I'm curious about how you got them to send a yard crew out to the house. Did the town speak with the owner and decide that it was in its best interest to just handle it?

You can probably close this issue now, but it's important to realize that the grass is going to grow back and Maria's comment is on point. Will the town do this going forward? Probably not, but you would know if you spoke to the folks involved. You and your neighbors should figure out the status of the property with the owner and come up with a maintenance plan, if need be.

I'm noticing that the grass comes right out to the road. It might not be all the safe to have a young kid mowing there, but there has to be a responsible, smart teen around who would be willing to pass a mower over that property once every week or so for $15 a visit.

Mr. Lachance give me a call if you get a moment. 860-646-0500 Ext. 305

Mr. Lachance, do you know if the folks who cleaned up the property treated the pool? I stopped by the other day and noticed that it was full of green water... and also that there was a sign on the door. Did the town sign it's own people or did they contract with that company on the sign to clean the place up?

Based on the sign, it looks like they went inside and shut off the water and such. But my main concern is whether the pool was treated, or if they just let it be since the weather has cooled off.

Mr. Lachance, I just wanted to let you know we published a story about your issue here... thanks for sharing with us and I'm glad it has worked out.
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Abandoned house, lot cleaned up in Vernon

Art Lachance lives on South Street in Vernon. Only 21 days ago he visited the SeeClickFix portion of the JI’s Web site to report that the home at 63 South St. had been abandoned and its yard hadn’t been mowed all summer.

Grass and weeds had grown to about a foot or more, and he posted a photo showing just how shabby the place looked. It was pretty rough. It certainly stuck out like a sore thumb on South Street, where the neighborhood is well kept and pleasant.

http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2009/09/14/page_one/doc4aae58dbb745f028952329.txt

Thank you Mr. Hardy, you did get the town going, we had called many departments in town hall without response for many months, when I saw your article in conjunction with seeclick fix. I had nothing to lose, and I got all to gain. Again thank you so much

You're welcome. Good for you for reporting it. Apparently there are so many foreclosures these days that there's a lot of these kinds of jobs to get to, so patience is going to be helpful.

I'll go ahead and close this issue.

Also, if the mosquitoes start to come back in your neighborhood, you might buy some of sort of treatment tablets for the pool and just toss them into the water over the fence, or call the health department. Good luck. I may contact you about the speeding issue on your street as well.

Property is cleaned up and winterized.

Thank you Mr. Hardy, you did get the town going, we had called many departments in town hall without response for many months, when I saw your article in conjunction with seeclick fix. I had nothing to lose, and I got all to gain. Again thank you so much
Art Lachance

You're quite welcome, Mr. Lachance.