Clean up continues to be a city problem


Published/Last Modified on Sunday, August 3, 2008 7:14 AM MDT


Alley ways are continuing to be cluttered with trash and uncontrolled weeds, and the city is stepping up enforcement for property owners.


Since early March, the City has been mailing the notices to Douglas residents that need to clean up their alleys and street right-of-ways.

Fines can range from $25 up to $1,000.

“The notices that we’ve sent asks that you not only clean up the alley from weeds, but also from other debris like old appliance, bed mattresses, furniture or car parts,”  Moulinet said. “The City will not pick up these items.”

If a homeowner has a fence that has graffiti on it, the homeowner is also responsible for its removal, Moulinet said.

“All it takes is about fifteen minutes a week to clean up the alley or right of way,” said Charles Ebner, the community Development Director for Douglas. “If you maintain the yard and alley, it won’t be such a big problem later.”

Cleaning up the alleys and yards now is the best way to avoid bigger problems later when the monsoon season rolls into Douglas.

All trash must be placed in trash bags and into trash receptacles, Ebner said.

“Don’t just throw the trash bags on the ground,” Ebner said. “Make sure they are in cans and away from where dogs can get to them.”

For more information call the Community Development Department at 805-4047.

Copyright © 2012 Douglas Dispatch

Comments

    Enough wrote on Aug 7, 2008 9:09 AM:

    " God forbid a trash can be to heavy or have to many trash bags for the city to pick up. They will just leave it there, and not to mention the mess they leave behind when they drop it all over place. Enough is enough. The city wants to hold people responsible, they need to be responsible for their part to. Stop with all the "you need to do this, you need to do that!" I bet the city employees areas are taken care of. "

    family in Douglas wrote on Aug 5, 2008 10:39 AM:

    " "If a homeowner has a fence that has graffiti on it, the homeowner is also responsible for its removal, Moulinet said."

    Come on that should be the cities job. What a joke. "

    Festus wrote on Aug 5, 2008 8:25 AM:

    " It's ashame that Douglas is beginning to resemble Pirtleville in both filth and appearance. I wasn't aware that Douglas has a third world section (Sunspot Trailor Park), within it's own city limits. Stop feeling sorry for these people! But then again, our employees don't help by leaving more trash behind on trash day, then they pick up. If you travel within Douglas, there are numerous mounds of trash, debris and concrete strewn onto empty lots. With such an appearance, why not just make Bay Acreas an addition. We can alway's improve on our beautification. "

    former Douglas Resident wrote on Aug 4, 2008 8:44 PM:

    " Lowering the prices to dump a load to a reasonable fee would help. If you don't believe this, look at the traffic on free dumping days. People cannot afford to use it and haven't been able to for the last 10 years. Douglas use to be a nice clean town but not anymore. It would also help if the garbage crew could get the trash in the truck and not all over the alley and street when they pickup. You need more free dump days!!!! "

    BIGGZ wrote on Aug 4, 2008 11:03 AM:

    " AS ALWAYS THE CITY OF DOUGLAS ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO DO THE WORK FOR THEM I THINK THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS GET TOO WORK FOR ONCE BUT U CAN CATCH OUR CITY EMPLOYEES CRUISING AROUND TOWN DOIN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHAT A JOKE!! "

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