In light of a lot of recent attempted home invasion activity along this block, having street lights in the alley between 10th and Cottage Grove is a necessary safety measure. It is incredibly dark in the alley and a perfect target for home invasions.
There are not any street lights in the alley behind my house. We had a break-in this week in the back of our house, and I think having street lights in the alley could have prevented it. Being back there at night is very creepy, and anyone could come attack us at night when we are trying to get in our back door. For safety reasons, I feel like it is important to that back there.
The alley behind our house does not have any lights in it at all. Not only does this make it a bit unnerving and dangerous to walk there at night, but it also makes it a very easy target for unwanted visitors. Last night, one of our bedroom windows was broken in and when we looked out back, we were not able to see anybody running away since there are no lights in the alley way. By adding a few lights to the already existing utility poles in the alley way, it would hopefully prevent similar incidents from happening in the future and make it much safer for all of the residents that use this alley on a daily basis.
Street light out on Blair Avenue, next to our home at 915 N. Blair.
Uncollected trash has been sitting in front of 706 N Washington St. for several weeks now.
The property owner has created a parking space by pouring gravel on the ground at the intersection of the alleys. There were two vehicles parked on the gravel this last weekend, and a total of seven vehicles parked on the property.
Empty trash cans being left by the street
I received a follow up call from a HAND inspector on August 17 regarding overgrowth behind the new apartment complex at 714 North Walnut. She indicated that the project manager would have the overgrowth cleaned up possibly by the end of the week. It's now almost 2 weeks later and this area still hasn't been cleaned up.
City says lawn is not yet 8". I measured and it is >12". This property owner neglects the property and should be fined until he learns to regularly cut his lawn.
New tenants have been parking too close to street on driveway so that they are blocking the sidewalk.