You are kidding, right? Philly cops don't make enough money for what they do, IMO.

In regards to the proposed street furniture program- we do currently have a contract for street furniture, but it obviously isn't serving us as well as it could. Street attempted to get a new contract done before he left, but the Request for Proposals (RFP) that was issued had absolutely no public input process, was poorly written and required little additional amenities for what would be a 20-year contract.

City Council would have had to approve it and no member of Council agreed to introduce the legislation before the end of Streets term.

Nutter has committed to having the RFP re-written and re-issued- but no timeline has been given yet. You can stay up on the issue as it progresses here: http://www.nextgreatcity.com/actions/transit

The city removed the garbage can at 4th and Vine this morning due to residents filling and piling household garbage next to it.

I hope you don't experience the phenomenon of people continuing to dump in the place where the trash can was. There are a few spots where people dumped trash around an existing can, the can was subsequently removed, and the dumpers still left bags of trash in that spot.

Doesn't happen everywhere; hope it doesn't happen in your area!

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Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.-- S. R. Barr

It wouldn't surprise me.

junebug you hit the nail on the head ! I can't believe these idiots are still piling up boxes and bags.

Well, that just sucks! I feel badly for you having this in your area. The issue of dumping (and it is a big issue) really gets me pissed. Good luck with anything you can do to catch the ignoramuses and rub their dumping noses in it!

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Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us. -- T. L. Holdcroft

Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.-- S. R. Barr

A lot of it comes from people on York St between Vine and Wood. Most of it ends up in my parking lot or the street, a couple of days ago the pile was 4 feet high.

A law was recently passed that will up the fines to $150 for placing residential waste in public cans-and yes, police will be bound to enforce it, as well as the streets dept.

The bill is currently sitting on the mayors desk for signing, and(I think) it will become law upon his signature.

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The pay must be enough.
Every time they have a test, thousands of people line up to get on the force.

Once people aren't trying to apply for a job any longer then you know the pay needs to be increased.