I am a northender for 17 years I find it to be so very sad to see the issue of absentee landlords and garbage being left thrown around improperly covered and no one seems to care I also find it go be just a bunch of uncaring on the part of any city official including the public works and police that of all above mentioned none can at least report this issues where ever it is to the proper authorities who can resolve it I have recently called multiple people in high enough places to ckesn up and don't get any response dhows me business as usual. I bet if I didn't psy my taxes I'd already have several letters looking for me yo keep my responsibilities. I can't understand why its so hard to keep the city much cleabrt than it is. To me it is embarrassing to have company and to say I live in Ansonia most laws dealing with this are already on the books for city ordinances that need to be enforced if its a bit overwhelming for the blight officer to follow up on all the complaints maybe a parttimer could be of great help to the blight office and the city let's face or one man can only do so much and quit honestly I'd be happy to become a part-time city employee to help my pocket and to clean up this town landlords need to be help accountable fit what goes on in the house they own and make a living off they sldo need to be help responsibike for who lives there and the trouble bought to the neighborhood they bring it to. These landlords are right there come time to collect the rent I Also believe it would benefit the city and these neighborhoods if a deal was made with some of the landlords if they received a tax break for no police being called to the rental property and also for having fewer children living in these houses there are some houses here with more than ten kinds in one house it adds to the schools and trouble to the neighborhoods I'm not the greatest with words maybe a bit blunt but I think you all who care get wat I'm saying sldo if these broken down factories can get a break on the back tax they owe why can't I get a break for keeping my property clean and getting stuck like I'm living in jail lastly I wish the city to stop allowing open fire pits for burning I admit I used to burn but when u realize how close we live to our neighbors and health issues its not very fair same applies to wood burning stoves this one house by me I get the savings in best bills but you were allowed to install a chimney that directly allows the smoke to blow directly at my house and it bothers my breathing issues every time you burn and I'm sick of the ashes on my house and cars. Maybe the city should just buy my house and set me free

First, lovely run on paragraph in all caps. Let's hope the communication with the blight officer was more concise.

I am unsure why Ansonia has not done a neighborhood by neighborhood (or in old fashioned Ansonia terms "ward by ward" assessment of properties in need of repair and at least discussed a course of action. It isn't that hard to drive around one area at a time and write down addresses and snap a photo for a meeting.

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