closed #188877
Excessive Growth
616 N Washington ST
- Case Date:
- 6/10/2024
Excessive trash, open containers and on ground.
Excessive trash, open containers and on ground.
Excessive growth in the backyard of the house. Students tend to throw away furniture and trash because it’s not maintained.The photos will not load.
There is water constantly flowing out of the ground on the alley east of 213 E. Cottage Grove about 40 feet north of the street. The water is bubbling up and flowing south to the street then flowing east to Lincoln. When it was cold recently a glacier formed there that was dangerous to walk or drive on. It i now getting swampy there - still dangerous but in a different way. Both City Utilities and property owner were notified, but it is not clear if anyone has determined where the water is coming from. Good to check the meters in the area, e.g., 701 N. Lincoln, 700 N. Washington, 706 N. Washington for any unexpectedly high usage.
Trash has been collecting for over a month it’s less, than 50 feet to the curb
Limb down in street BUT there is one dead squirrel and one injured squirrel there too - lady who lives at 105 e 15th put her coat over the injured squirrel and is going to call animal control in 10 minutes - assume she might want her coat back too. In between 615 and 611 n Washington.
Large pile of lumber (4x4 posts) has been sitting by the street (11th) for at least a year. Also, large vehicles are being parked there even though it is city property and clearly marked "No Parking" on the north side of the road.
There is a dead skunk with its intestines out in front of our house
The street has been blocked for 42 hours.
We are wondering if the E/W stretch of concrete between 707 N. Lincoln and 711 N. Lincoln is an alley (public thoroughfare) or a driveway (private property). If the former, the resident/tenant at 707 has blocked passage through it with stones and a basketball court. We have assumed for a long time that this is actually an alley and would like to be able to walk down this stretch, but if it is indeed private property we would like that made clear so that we not trespass.
Tenants have been parking in the alley on the west side of this property, blocking it. There are two parking spots there, but they are parking three cars in the location and that prevents access to and egress from the alley. The tenants might not realize that it is an alley and needs to be kept open.