Kathy has two children in 4:00 tennis lessons. Her sitter takes them to the lessons (20 min. drive). On two different occasions they called the hotline and were informed the lessons were still on. Each time they had been cancelled. Also, after one lesson her children were given "verbal" notice of a makeup practice. She would appreciate "written" notice.
The janitor @ Broadview Elementary School called to say one of the children from the KC Outdoor camp had been left @ in the restroom at the school. The parent called about 20 minutes later to see what was going to be done about the situation.
Citizen called on a yard waste missout yesterday. Sanitation worker came today to pick it up around 11-11:30. Citizens' high school age son was in yard and says sanitation worker "jumped all over him", "got in his face" screaming and pointing his finger. Worker allegedly told the kid that the yard waste was not at the curb yesterday and that next time he would "fine his ass." This was apparently witnessed by a neighbor.
Mr. Shields called to complain about missed trash and recycling pick ups, but also described calling the sanitation office and dealing with a "rude" employee when discussing these issues.
Problem w/ landlord.
Penny Dillon (219.5445) called the night of 9.22 to complain about the loud music at Lotusfest. She said she could hear it inside her house, a mile away from downtown. She said it's "not good for the community to be put through this every year" and she doesn't care if it does bring business to the area. She asked for a call back so she could discuss the matter in depth.
Jeff Ellington called on 9.26 to voice her frustration over something that had happened that morning. He was removing a tree that had fallen on a house on E. 11th St and the homeowner, Phil Stringfellow, had to move his car to accommodate Jeff's service truck. The homeowner had no other choice but to park on the street while the roof was being fixed, but still received a parking ticket. Jeff didn't think that was fair and said the parking enforcement officer "should have used some common sense."
Anonymous caller wanted to complain about recent work that was done to the sidewalk near Bryan Park on the southwest corner of Henderson. He said the area wasn't cleaned up after the work was finished and there is gravel in the grass, etc.
Helen Burmick is a resident on Bloomfield Rd. and Weimer rd. Very concerned about the County Fair and the Softball Championships happening at the same time. Took her 15 to 20 minutes to get out of her driveway.
I received a phone call from a resident of the Near West Side neighborhood, who wanted the City to know how much he appreciated the Brighten B-Town crew that was recently working on his street. They cleaned up the yard in front of a vacant home and edged and cleaned the cracks in the sidewalks up and down the block. The resident frequently walks in his neighborhood, and has noticed improvements throughout. Kudos to the Public Works department!