It is obvious that this was not a city trash can as the can is a red plastic type and not the wrought iron type the city places out in the downtown area.
It is very rewarding to the see the can there.
Thanks to whom ever.
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Reported a mound of trash and household debris in an alley of the 3000 block of Auburn to the cracker jack right on the ball Immediate Call City Hall Assignment e-mail address and ......well good thing I didn't hold my breath. The report was sent 12/26/06 and 1/3/07 the mound of trash is still sitting there. Nice follow up Neighborhoods Department that fancy new system is working almost the old system which was working as well as Model T with a flat tire. Is it just me or are the city leaders, some not all, dysfunctional unless pushed and pushed and pushed about something? |
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A trash can appeared at the bus stop near the corner of Central and Secor. It is obvious that this was not a city trash can as the can is a red plastic type and not the wrought iron type the city places out in the downtown area. It is very rewarding to the see the can there. Thanks to whom ever.
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A rhetorical question comes to mind quite often; Why do I need to push so hard to get matters resolved. Matters that have been the way they are for so long. I guess the answer lies therein; the problem have been there for so long that they are become part of the norm and not noticed. Change remains the same; as in change changes. But seemingly not here in Toledo, Ohio...it is the same thing day and in day out. |
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Has anyone bothered to drive around the greater Old Polish Neighborhood in Toledo from let us say, Central down to Bancroft and make a two to three block deviation from either side of Lagrange? Anyone? No? I didn't think. Well for starters there are many people in this area that to this day are still, STILL, putting trash in the alley to be picked up!!!! Guess they either did not get the rules, cannot read the rules or my favorite do not care! Let see for starters; trash in the alley of the 2600 block of Locust odd numbered side piles in the rear of 133 Palmer at the rear of a residence in the 100 block of Mettler there are trash bags piled up on a concrete pad. 2603 or 2605 Locust large piles of trash and wrecked vehicle in the rear of the residence. Alley in 2200 block of Lagrange still has trash piled against various residences I reported this last year and did anyone notice or look? Previously reported trash in the 2700 block of Walnut, residents are still putting trash bags on the ground against a garage, STILL! Trash on the sidewalk of the 2300 block of Walnut, reported 12-30-06 to the cracker jack right on the ball immediate call city hall address. It is really pathetic that in 2007 the administration and managers of this city allow this to continue unabated except for my constant poking and prodding to get something done. Commissioner Highsmith reminded me that it takes time and it is the citizens responsibility to clean up and adhere to the rules. Well, sure, but it is also the responsibility of the city to enforce and stop making excuses for the lack of over sight and does any think that this problem is recent? Certainly not! This problem is due to the complete lack of over sight by the city managers and previous administrations and the current administration. On but I did get an e-mail from the Neighborhoods Department telling me of the quality and friendly service. Quality? You have got to be kidding. Quality implies to me taking pride in ones work and not closing your eyes to problems. Friendly? Ms. Fredrick claimed that I was a city employee and I was through playing games with her and the department. Had I been a city employee I would a lot better job that what I see day in and day out. The city council has members that are on committees charged with responsibility of the departments involved but the stone cold silence from the city council chambers to any of my e-mails shows the level of the lack of concern. Someone from the city needs to make an honest effort to address these situations and not just ignore them. But hey, put some signs up and maybe nobody will notice the trashy conditions that exist while the Mayor of Toledo is off looking for the best and brightest the rest of us are left to live with conditions that are unacceptable but it's not on his agenda for this year, maybe next year? |
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Recentlt there was a posting over at the Glass City Jungle blog Glass City Jungle about city council memembers and contacting them and getting answers from them. I can say from my experiences that the responses are dissapointing at best. Councilmen Ashford has not responded directly to any e-mail I have sent and the majority of problems I report are in his district. Sure, he may pass the complaints on but what about some response. Communication is not a one way process. Passing on complaints week after week after week is not what I would call effective representation. Identifying and acting on the complaints are what I am looking for. Is that possible from our city council members? |