Thank you for contacting the Property Maintenance Division of Code Enforcement. We have received your complaint and it appears the resolution to the reported issue will be handled by the Department of Public Works. You may wish to contact them at 804-646-6340 for further assistance. Thank you.

I don't consider this issue "closed" until it has been taken care of. Seem like your passing the buck. I called the Department of Public Works and left a message to see when we can expect this issue to be resolved.

I have complained about this issue several times and nothing was ever done until some neighbors took care of it themselves. This is a dangerous intersection and when the bushes grow, you can't see on the other side of the roundabout. The city need to maintain it on a regular basis or restore the street to as it originally was. Our taxes are supposed to cover maintenance but obviously they don't.

Are the others maintained by neighbors and that is why they look better? It would be nice to just understand what the city is supposed to be doing in terms of maintence on these roundabouts. It is odd that this one in particular always seems in constant need of repair.

It's my understanding from another neighbor that, "folks on the 1200 block of 47th street perform some basic weeding and watering (when it is hot and dry) on the traffic circle at 47th and Dunston." This is a nice gesture, but I worry that it's unrealistic, not to mention unsafe, to expect the neighbors (especially the lower-income folks and renters that live on my block) to perform the work themselves.

...also, concerning this particular roundabout, one thing the city could do that would be a tremendous help is to choose plants that require very little maintenance and stay away from anything that requires more than annual care. What's currently planted in this roundabout grows out of control too fast - unlike what's further up the block at 47th and Dunston.

Your SCF issue will be closed because the issue was reported in the wrong forum. However, it has been reported to the Department of Public Works. For further information, please contact them and reference CRS#20020943421.

I don't know what an "SCF" issue is...please explain. Also, you mentioned that this issue is being closed because it was reported in the wrong forum. Given that, what is the correct forum for an issue like this?

Coincidentally, I called the Department of Public Works yesterday, but nobody returned my call. When can I expect to hear something?

Thanks,
Michael