The bags left there are actually the result of a cleanup effort of the whole parking lot between WVRA and SCSU students this past weekend. LCI and DPW are aware of their presence and the bags will be picked up this week.

Please pick up the other items on the same side of the street at the end of that parking lot and in the high grass as you go north on Valley Street along the curve. The grass is getting high on curve and extending into the street which causes cars to swing a little wide onto other side of Valley when going around the curve.
Thank you students for your hard work.

Chris - have there been other cleanups in prior weeks ? Only asking because these bags have been showing up quite often and left in the brush. Thanks for the cleanup effort.
I wish people would stop using their car windows as trash chutes, I pick up more trash on my street than I create in my home each week.

I saw the bags from the cleanup in the parking lot.

The other bags I am referring to are the ones across from the school entrance in the weeds and bushes on the curve- there are now several. Everyone keep there eyes open -someone is using this as their new dumping grounds.

Agreed this has become a frequent dumping ground. I think the weeds and debris all needs to be trimmed back and yes, the toilet remnants and other bags from the far end of the lot pulled out of there as well. We were not able to tackle the whole lot last weekend, unfortunately. That said, I am looking at another clean-up date, perhaps this time with Yale, in which case I will post the notice here so folks can in join if they like. Dr. Blume's office on Blake Street, whose patients use this lot, has been doing a series of clean-ups here as well, which is greatly appreciated. We will make sure to coordinate with them. I have a call in to LCI as well re: getting the lot owner to do some basic maintenance and clean-up here.

In terms of this becoming less of a dumping ground overall, I think immediate trimming and limbing everything back will help. Lighting might be another thing to look at, if it's sufficient in that specific area. Perhaps as early as this fall, in partnership with the City of New Haven, a series of 'short-term' traffic-calming improvements will be made on this stretch of Valley as well. One overall goal is to get folks to slow down, obviously, and to make the street more amenable to pedestrians and cyclists and the people who live on the street. One of the longer term goals is to establish a new sidewalk on the parking lot side of the street to connect all the way down to Emerson, again, with the idea of making it safer and more accessible for people to walk.

Thanks for reporting this issue. We need the community's help to solve these incidents. If you have further information (car license, color of car,description of person or people doing the dumping) please call the Non Emergency Number 203-946-6316 and use this incident's CAD # to help resolve the issue. We will pick up the items when we can.

We are closing older 2013-2016 Illegal Dumping Issues found on Public Spaces (roads, tree belts, sidewalks) in order to focus on current Issues. Many of the older issues were addressed through our Streets Division but were never closed. If your “public space illegal dumping” issue has not been addressed, please open a new See Click Fix issue. Thanks

Again thank you but it remains to be seen and checked on a regular basis.