Dear Ms. Maes:

Thank you for the prompt reply. I will look forward to your findings. It it turns out to be on private property, is there any recourse?

Sid Monroe

Hi Sid,

A staff member went out to the site and it appears to be private property; our Compliance Officer will go out tomorrow (not in today) to give us a recommendation on how we will handle this case. The property owner usually recieves a warning with a timeline for clean up and if that is not complied with, they then recieve a citation and are filed into magistrate court. Property owners usually clean up to avoid court costs. I will bring you up to date once I recieve information from our Compliance Officer tomorrow.

Dear Ms. Maes:

Thank you very much. I will await your update.

Best regards,

Sid

Dear Sid, I recieved the following information this afternoon, and will follow thru with our Code Enforcement Office. Thanks.

From: Olivar Barela
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 4:00 PM
To: Rita B. Maes
Subject: West Alameda Property

Rita,
As mentioned last week concerning the property in question on West Alameda; Joe Martinez the Solid Waste Compliance Officer has taken a look at this property and suggests that this issue be brought to the attention of the Santa Fe County Land Use Code Enforcement Division, under SFO 1993-6 Junked and Hazardous Vehicles Ordinance or/and SFO 1993-11, Refuse Control and Anti-litter Ordinance.
Thanks!

Thank you again for your continued attention to this matter.

Sid

Do I need to contact the Code Enforcement Divison, or have you already?

Sid

Good Morning Sid,

I will check on the status and get back to you today.

Rita

Dear Rita:

Are there any developements on this matter?

Thank you,

Sid

Good Morning Sid, yes, the owner who lives in Seattle Washington was cited. He made arrangements for the clean up, but since stopped. Staff will notify him again before we summons him into court. The Code Enforcement Officer on the case is Rick Lovato. He will keep me advised as we make progress.

Rita B. Maes
Constituent Services Liaison

Sid,

The owner of the West Alameda property is meeting with our Code Enforcement Officer this afternoon. We are making progress on this issue.

Rita B. Maes

Thank you for your dilligence with thisM

Sid,

The property owner received a Notice of Violation and has 15 days to clear out the debris and garbage on his property. The owner also applied for a permit from the City to fence off his property to prevent further illegal dumping on his property.

Rita B. Maes

Dear Rita:

Thanks again. I'll lok forward to the lot getting cleared!

Sid

The lot is largely cleared, an improvement to be sure. 2 large dumpsters remain (full) as well as numerous old cars

Hi Sid,

I believe the property owner is on a timeline to complete the task at hand. I will look into this
and get back to you.

Thank you

Good Morning Sid,

Our Code Enforcement Office has closed out the ticket on West Alameda, as the property owner has already complied with clearing the trash and old trailor. The property owner must apply for a permit to erect a wall to screen off the vehicles. He agreed to do that. You may follow up with the City of Santa Fe to check progress. If you need more information on this case, please call me at 995-9548

Lot cleared, but still accessible for dumping. Abandonded cars still there but guess this is as good as it gets