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Originally Posted by cyainthehood
That may be true, however, it is our tax dollars that are funding these programs. Therefore, it seems to me that any changes--or accountability-- of these groups needs to come from the top down. Meaning: Krajewski should implement an initiative like I mentioned before to hold not only CLIP accountable, but her very own constituant service staff.
When/If Mayor Nutter implements the 311 system, I hope NE neighbors bombard this system with complaints.
Complaints about litter, drug dealing, illegal rentals, etc.
But I have a feeling we will never know how many calls are made to 311 from the NE, what they were for, or what has been done about it.
That leaves it up to the local city councilperson, IMO.
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CLIP is wonderful, however, their staff is way too small. By July every year they are so backed up, the absentee landlords and low-life renters know the drill and they all know they can ignore the notices they receive for longer periods of time. Their logic is purely ???--the less they have to have their lawn cut, the more profit they make. It can take up to 30 days or more instead of 10 days by mid-summer for CLIP to abate all the overgrown lawns that they cite. Sadly, this sends the wrong message to both the community (we have to look at the jungle lawns day in and day out) and the absentee landlords/low-life renters.
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