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Thanks for the details, BJG. I received an email from Christy Haas at 3:25 PM "Thank you for your interest. I will schedule a hearing in the near future and you will be notified." (I'd like to think that posting my original email/fax here publicly helped.)
To BJG: What happens at the hearings? Is the decision to remove a tree already a fait accompli? And the hearing yet another charade masquerading as democracy?
Apparently it's easier to just hack a tree down then prune it properly in order to save it.
You can see the fire-damaged branches on the left. However, the rest of the tree has leafed out nicely. With proper pruning technique, new growth can be encouraged to fill in where the tree was damaged.
Me olvidé: Hablo español un poco—si habla despacio. ¡Muy despacio!
Work with your immediate neighbors on Cedar St. and Lamberton St. to start a Greenspace group via Yale's Urban Resources Initiative: http://environment.yale.edu/uri/programs/community-greenspace/ It's a terrrific way to know your neighbors better and thereby make your street safer--and more beautiful. I direct a Greenspace group that did the plantings right around the corner from you on Hallock Ave. 2 years ago, and on Howard Ave, between First St. & Second St. last year. It's too late to start a new group for this summer but you're very welcome to join us this summer to see first-hand how the program works. Our plans are still evolving, but we hope to replace 2 dead trees on Second St., add more plants to last year's plantings on Howard, and initiate new plantings on Third St. (between Howard & Greenwich) and Hallock Ave (between Second & Third). We meet once a week in June & July. The past few years it's been on a Tues. or Wed. from 6 PM to c. 7:30 PM but I won't know the exact day and time until my Yale student-intern contacts me in a few weeks. Please call me at 203-668-6348 (leave message if no answer) or email me at schaeferchristopher@yahoo.com for more info.
Chris Schaefer (= the old white dude you probably have seen around, randomly pulling weeds, picking up litter, etc. with the beat-up blue Ford Escort that looks almost as old as he is...)
Thanks, FairHavenRes! I clicked the direct URL you provided above, then clicked "For Home Owners, New User Registration". After registering they sent me a confirmation email to activate the account. Very helpful!
The parking ban has been extended to try and clear more streets: tonight [Thurs., Feb. 14] 6 PM to Fri 6 AM: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/NewsYouCanUse/readmore.asp?ID={4B89AD20-61DA-426F-B9D8-63E65945232B}
The parking ban has been extended to try and clear more streets: tonight [Thurs., Feb. 14] 6 PM to Fri 6 AM: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/NewsYouCanUse/readmore.asp?ID={4B89AD20-61DA-426F-B9D8-63E65945232B}
Parking ban has been extended: Today [Thurs] 6 PM to 6AM Fri: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/NewsYouCanUse/readmore.asp?ID={4B89AD20-61DA-426F-B9D8-63E65945232B}
Since most of my immediate neighbors don't get the robocalls from the city, I distributed c. 100 of the attached to my immediate neighbors. Feel free to copy & do likewise.
Most of my neighbors also haven't signed up and c. 50% are Latinos, so I've printed the attached and have been putting them in mailboxes in my immediate area. Feel free to duplicate and do likewise. (Last night they DID go down Howard with a bullhorn but they weren't able to finish it in one night.)
Sign up for the New Haven Emergency Notification System. Get alerted about emergencies and other important New Haven Alerts by signing up for our Emergency Notification System. This emergency notification system enables the City to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closure, car towing. http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EmergencyInfo/optin.asp Additional info. (re.Today's message [Feb 13] at 6 PM total ban on odd-side parking; Cars will be towed.) ALSO: No trash pick-up AT ALL this week, so do not put trash toters on the sidewalk or in the street. Regular trash pick-up schedule resumes next week.
How to avoid this: sign up for the New Haven Emergency Notification System. Get alerted about emergencies and other important New Haven Alerts by signing up for our Emergency Notification System. This emergency notification system enables the City to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closure. http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/EmergencyInfo/optin.asp This afternoon's [Feb 12] announcement was that cars on Howard ave [both sides] will be towed tonight--TOTAL ban on Howard Ave. parking. Tomorrow night [Feb 13] at 6 PM total ban on odd-side parking. Cars will be towed. No trash pick-up at all this week. Regular trash pick-up schedule resumes next week.
New Haven, Code of General Ordinances, Chapter 27- Streets, sidewalks, and public ways ARTICLE II. - NUISANCES, OBSTRUCTIONS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
Sec. 27-32. - Ice, , sleet—Duty of abutting owner to remove or abate.
(a) REMOVAL. The owner of land or a building, bridge or premises fronting upon the sidewalk, or connected with a footway, shall remove snow, sleet or ice within a minimum of forty-two (42) inches of such property including handicap ramps within twenty-four (24) hours after a storm ends.
(b) ABATEMENT. If the owner of the property referred to in subsection (a) cannot entirely remove the snow, sleet or ice within the aforesaid parameters, he/she shall cover the affected portion(s) with an abrasive substance so as to keep the property in a reasonably safe condition at all times.
(c) PENALTY. If a property owner fails to comply with subsections (a) and (b), above, within twenty-four (24) hours after receiving notice to remove the snow, sleet or ice from an appropriate city official, said owner shall be punished by a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine, or an amount up to the maximum allowed under state statute. EACH DAY that the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[This city could cut its property taxes immensely if city govt. enforced such fines: $100 per day for this one!] http://library.municode.com/showDocumentFrame.aspx?clientID=14668&jobId=179531&docID=1
Snow plows are designed to push the snow off to the side—and have worked this way since they were pulled with horses. Most people north of the Carolinas understand that this means that the ends of driveways will get filled by the plow and then have to be dug out. If you want to save yourself extra work, wait until the plows have cleaned the street completely before doing the end of your driveway. If that's not an option (e.g. because you need to get the work) then most folks simply expect they'll have to re-do the end of their driveway.
When SHTF “government” means neighbors, not elected officials: http://seeclickfix.com/issues/395823
call 203-946-SNOW (7669) to hear the latest
pre-recorded storm update.
When SHTF “government” means neighbors, not elected officials: http://seeclickfix.com/issues/395823
When SHTF “government” means neighbors, not elected officials: http://seeclickfix.com/issues/395823