Mr. Lanaham said that he called Parks and Rec. to see if his daughter's softball practice would be canceled due to the bad weather. He said he talked to John Turnball, who he said was "arrogant" in answering his question.
Mr. Johnson complained that he had "somewhat of an animal emergency" but was unable to get through to the Animal Control/Shelter. I talked to the Shelter, and apparently they are short 4 staff members and are very busy. When I said that I'd received a complaint they apologized but said that it was important to leave a message, which the gentelman appraently did not do.
Re: Twin Lakes Concessions. Nine year old boy -- looking at gum -- reported that Jared Accused him of stealing gum and called him a "bastard." Father very upset over child being upset.
Citizen says she saw trash crew throw her can and it was airborne for about 10 feet. Says she constantly finds her cans all over the yard. Understands that we can't replace all cans neatly where they were found, but thinks crews could take more care in handling her trash cans.
Citizen says a "little guy with dark hair" from Truck 946 threw his can 4 or 5 feet up in the air and bent it all up. Says he had to hammer it back out. Claims this happens often.
Citizen says after trash/recycling pickup on Tuesday her cans and bins were scattered all over and, broken glass was left in the street and a non-accepted piece of plastic was thrown in the yard. J.A. explained that often these things happen after the crew leaves, but we would make them aware of it.
Citizen says trash crew threw his can against a concrete barrier and broke the handle. Says recycling crew threw his cardboard containers around his and his neighbor's yard. He will purchase new can & send receipt to City. Ken - please check with crews and respond to Julio.
A woman named Ava Grubb called and asked to talk to someone about the condition of local cemeteries. She said she is especially concerned about one cemetery in particular, but did not want to give specifics.
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."