closed #184856
Excessive Growth
505 S Ballantine RD
- Case Date:
- 8/1/2023
Poison ivy growing next to sidewalk
Poison ivy growing next to sidewalk
Poison ivy growing next to sidewalk on south edge of property
Excessive growth and debris on sidewalk on north side of property.
Excessive growth and debris on sidewalk on both north and south sides of property.
Weeds growing across the sidewalk path
When uReport case #184684 was submitted, the interface assigned it to the wrong address when the map was clicked on. The tree of issue is on the east side of Dunn, right by the parking lot for 502 E. 12th Street and standing on the NW corner of the lot for 820 N. Dunn. There is poison ivy on the north side of the tree, with many other invasive plants growing all around the base of it.
The over growth along Prospect Street west of Madison Avenue is totally out of control. This is the city's property as the owner's property line is within about a foot of the house. Grass and weeds have overgrown the street, brush and trees are hanging over the street. Although parking is allowed along the north side of the street, it is not practical with all the over growth. Please, remedy this problem to maintain the beauty of our neighborhood and city. Also, I have made calls for three years running and reported this problem previously on ureport. Nothing has been done to remedy the problem.
We've had a problem with invasive Tree of Heaven ever since the city came a couple years ago to clear the overgrowth in the "alley" space at the northwest corner of the property. Since then, the overgrowth has of course returned, but it's now more aggressive, with the inclusion of Tree of Heaven, which is spreading to the rest of the property. It might be a good idea to clear that overgrowth again. Perhaps there are other preventative measures that can be taken.
The sidewalk plant growth gets in the way of walking at 703 W. 9th St. The yard at 712 West 8th has not been mown in months. The yard at 708 West 8th is full of invasives, and plants/ trees along the sidewalk facing west 9th are growing in the limestone block fence- Chinese Elm trees growing out of cracks in the wall.
This is an apparently abandoned house, boarded up (except basement door is open) and yard is severely overgrown, encroaching on sidewalk.