Description
NEC Walnut Lane & Morton - brick sidewalk on corner property that has been allowed to become overgrown with grass and weeds and is in general disrepair. Exposed brick is narrow footpath with grass/weeds covering remainder of brick. Uneven brick path is as narrow as approx 18 inches most of the way around the corner. Additionally, property is often strewn with trash on Walnut Lane exposure and overgrown vegetation from property partly blocks sidewalk. Neighborhood is home to many elderly and disabled persons. Children's daycare is just north of property on Walnut Lane.
11 Comments
Mike Q.
Sidewalk repair is the responsibility of the home owner. However, the trash issue can be reported to the Police Sanitation Officer. of the Swweeps officer in the Streets Department. We will look into it. Thanks
GtownNeighbor
Image from Google Street View (unknown date) demonstrates that property has been an issue for some time.
Teri DiCesare (Guest)
There are very frequently broken bottles, which pose an extreme safety hazard to children from the day care taking neighborhood walks. In addition, dead animals (squirrels, birds and cats) have been seen several times, posing a health risk.
Anonymous
Please fix this issue!
Anonymous (Guest)
Children can hurt themselves on this sidewalk. Please repair!
Anonymous
The disrepair of the sidewalk causes many of the elderly in the community concerns with potential falls, especially since many already use walking aids (canes, walkers). There is also a daycare with small children. These early walkers have tremendous difficulty with the cracks in the walkway, the debris of broken bottles and cans, and the overgrown weeds and shrubs both at their feet and touching their heads. What must be done to beautify the neighborhood?
Anonymous
This property's overgrown yard also becomes a haven for mosquitoes & poison ivy/oak every summer.
Holly Sharpe (Guest)
Please have the owners repair and maintain thier property. The disrepair of the sidewalk, which extends the entire length of the property, is very hazardous for the children and other residents of the community. The property is not maintained. It is overgrown with weeds and ivy and there is trash and debris everywhere. On more than one occaision, there has been a smell of dead/rotting animal coming from the overgrowth/trash. Please address this blight on the neighborhood as soon as possible.
concerned neighbor (Guest)
we are doing our best to be part of a positive community, and this particular corner is a real problem. There is constantly debris; dead animals, broken glass, cans, other easily cleaned up litter. The plant life is overgrown into and onto the sidewalk. The walkway is so impassable that it is easier to walk in the street -- and this is a busy intersection. Please have owner maintain their property!
Acknowledged Baba Bob Shipman
Thank you for submitting this report. Your reference number is SWR10178.
Closed Baba Bob Shipman
Service request submitted.(bs)