Topeka

Deep craters past the railroad tracks going west.

I attempted to make a left hand turn onto 24th ST at Western AVE. Homeowner here has vegetation in the utility easement blocking sight of traffic coming from the west, I about pulled out in front of someone cause you cant see around all of this. Easements are not for peoples shrubs etc. You need to tell these people to get this out of there and if they want their plants they can plant them on their property. This is a safety issue.

I just wanted to echo all the earlier complaints about the residents at this location - the blue house - as we call it. What I've witnessed for A FEW YEARS NOW, doesn't seem like it is a normal household. I would, and I bet my neighbors would too, like to hear why they can't be evicted or get the mess cleaned up. I lived near a drug dealer many years ago who was shot through his front door. From that experience, I learned that when your neighbor has lots of "company" - many different vehicles coming and going - you should investigate before someone else gets shot. The blue house has lots of "company" too.

Always a hot mess. It never stays cleaned up very long. If this just looked like a normal presentable house and was maintained in a proper way, the ownership issue would seem like a smaller matter. How do things keep going on like this? And now, this assortment of people who are "supposed to be" moving out have, to my understanding, pulled another smaller camper into the backyard. I live by the phrase, "This too shall pass." But will it really? And the gaslighting: Does Topeka law enforcement really believe all the stories and excuses? This would probably be considered a "lower middle class" neighborhood, but it didn't used to feel like a slummy neighborhood. Meanwhile, with property taxes continuing to increase, our actual property VALUES (as far as what our homes would REALLY sell for) are decreasing. I've been told that this is not the fault of law enforcement. If this is the case, what needs to change here so that the law works for law abiding, conscientious citizens who work hard and take pride in their neighborhoods? It seems like something needs to change in a fundamental way regarding how our laws are written. It doesn't help at all to know that there are houses like this all over the city. It should not be so.

Semi and trailer parked on city street

Here is another picture of how much water is being dumped into our yard from my neighbors pool. Inches of standing water around our fence.

Two pot holes eastbound lane just before city maintenance ends and county maintenance begins.

The owner of the home died without a will in 2019, I would estimate. Through a series of unfortunate events, it has been occupied by squatters ever since. There has been a court order for them to be evicted. To our understanding, it was posted well over 90 days ago. On July 8 a large group of police officers and the sheriff appeared at the home and four parties were jailed on drug charges. I guess that they could not prove intent, but it is clear to all in the neighborhood what is going on when endless lines of sorry looking vehicles appear daily in front of the house. The home belongs to CoreFirst now and it was supposed to have been auctioned just this week, but that was canceled for this property. Our neighborhood has been dealing with this for literally years. During the initial covid eviction moratoriums (especially the winter) I felt no ill-will. But my patience is worn thin. Are the laws of this county and city completely UNENFORCEABLE??? If that is the case, what a ridiculous city we live in. It is disgraceful. Please, Topeka and Shawnee County, prove this idea wrong. Meanwhile our property values went way up this year. How in the world could any of us, within view of that trashy disaster of a house, sell our home for its current valuation? Seriously.

Cars parking in the front lawn grass. Inoperable gold truck filled with trash on side of house. Small trailer filled with stuff in front grass for days at a time. Numerous vehicles parked on the street. I question the legality of a large RV in VERY rough condition that some "tenants"are living in, on the drive way. Cars with busted windows. Constantly working on vehicles I'm assuming without proper licensure within city limits. Garage door is often left open with trash coming out of it. HUGE eyesore to the community and nothing ever seems to be done by the city to help the honest people in the neighborhood that want it cleaned up. Surely tickets would get/could get expensive instead of just telling them to clean it up where it stays clean for maybe 2 days. Enough is enough and it's been past that point for some time now.

The water fountain by the west most ball field (#1?) in Felker Park is running. I tried to push the button but it wouldn't shut off.

In both of the southbound lanes of S. Topeka Blvd. between 38th St. and the Kansas Avenue, I 470 intersection, there is potholes all over the place in that stretch of road. Drivers are having to swerve around them to avoid hitting them

No general question category. Could Shawnee County and/or KDOT require that BNSF replace the old wooden railroad tie crossing on SW 57th with a modern 2022 concrete crossing? With the heavy truck traffic on SW 57th this crossing is horrible and needs replacement.