closed #186009
Parks & Playgrounds
501 S Walnut ST
- Case Date:
- 10/17/2023
Homeless blocking bench in front of Seminary park
Homeless blocking bench in front of Seminary park
Person has been living on the curb for roughly 10 days with several carts of belongings and a dog that jumps out barking at people as they walk by on the sidewalk. While the person generally stays on the part of the curb that is not the sidewalk, this can't be permitted to take place in a safe and civil city.
There is a homeless camp that has formed on the sidewalk and curb. The area is a safety hazard with the open air drug market of Seminary Park across the street and now there's a mushrooming number of folks under the influence of drugs that are camped out around the clock on the sidewalk/curb.
There is a tent setup on the curb doing some sort of commerce and the customers and staff are taking over the sidewalk, blocking pedestrian paths.
An increasing number of individuals are sleeping on the sidewalk every night along with their belongings. They are shielded from view & passing cars by presence of the tree planter. These people inevitably need to use the bathroom throughout the course of the night and do so on the surrounding properties leaving fecal messes all around - both an unsanitary hazard and burden on those who have to clean it up. In the mornings when they leave the area there is always a sizeable mess of garbage, clothing, personal belongings, needles... left behind on the sidewalk, tree planter ledge and surrounding areas.
Written up by Shelby Walker. Heavy trash at curb with no stickers.
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Recyclable items not properly sorted. Must be sorted for pick-up 945 las Set out on Hunter.
The tenants at 501 S. Woodlawn have not taken care of their trash in 3 weeks. Kris called Hallmark Rentals and reported this and still nothing has been done.
At or near this address, tenants are keeping food waste (for composting?) in a nightstand or other piece of furniture. Pat called Hallmark about it, who said they'd talk to family. But she says it is attracting skunks and rats, and that there is a definite rat problem in the neighborhood.