INC NEWS - Herald Sun editorial

[Melissa Rooney]

I just wanted to add that as a resident in a
relatively new neighborhood in Southern Durham, our
board of directors and management company regularly
notify people (via written letter) to move their trash
to the appropriate (hidden) place on non-pickup days;
and if we neighbors do not comply, we are landed with
what-can-become hefty fines, albeit they go to our
neighborhood association.

There is no reason that neighborhoods in the part of
Durham I call "Durham Proper" (i.e. city
neighborhoods) should not have the same right to
enforce neighborhood aesthetics and safety. In fact,
in the current situation, they appear to be 'behind
the times.'

Thanks, 
Melissa Rooney

301 Spring Garden Drive
Durham, NC 27713
919 484 9737


--- Richard Mullinax <rcmj at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Old North Durham took it on the chin today in the
> Herald Sun editorial 
> as having residents who 'complained' about cans left
> at curb for days. 
> If this issue has a negative impact on your
> neighborhood., please 
> contact the paper to let them know. Old North Durham
> cannot be alone in 
> this, because this issue far from started in Old
> North Durham.
> 
> I have been trying at PAC II meetings for several
> months, and at every 
> small meeting I am in, to end the use of the word
> complaint. When I see 
> a cart at curb and call the city to make a report of
> what I saw, I am 
> not filing a complaint. What I saw I reported on and
> that makes me a 
> reporter, and a much closer partner to the solution
> than a complainer 
> could ever be. Please work to end the use of
> 'complaint' in your 
> neighborhood.
> 
> I also sent word to Ginny about carts that never
> leave the curb. The 
> Editorial suggested that they are left for days. In
> reality many of the 
> carts I counted have been curbside for years. My
> count was done on 
> Wednesday and the City did one on Monday. Our
> collection day is Friday. 
> Both counts were over 200 for about 1200 units. It
> was enough for me to 
> be a proactive partner with Solid Waste.
> 
> The City is working on the data and is trying to
> come up with a list of 
> why people do this. The goal it to set up the best
> method of prevention. 
> I am so thankful for the Solid Waste Department
> partnership on this 
> issue. In particular the agreement we share that
> education seems to be 
> the tool with the most effect.
> 
> A large portion of the Editorial was dedicated to
> people being 
> overtaxed. Fees are just another way of saying
> taxes, while fines imply 
> that the person earned the right to pay them
> separate of any tax burden. 
> Working to clarify these would have been a great
> help. The City staff 
> hope is that a system with clear fines available
> will result in not one 
> single charge. The fines being a last resort after
> repeated contacts 
> have proved futile. Thanks also to Ginny for clearly
> stating once on 
> Monday that fines may need to be considered for
> 'chronic offenders'.
> 
> After several years of working with different
> partners on this issue, I 
> was discouraged by the Editorial tone. I look
> forward to future reports, 
> from Ginny, about changes in the current methods we
> as neighborhoods and 
> City deal with carts being left as hazard and
> eyesore at curbside.
> 
> I am also thankful to Bob Ashley for being available
> to talk about this 
> with me. He and I both look forward to people giving
> feedback on this 
> issue. Please let the paper know how you feel. For
> me there are several 
> other issues more important, but this one should not
> be overlooked or 
> trivialized.
> 
> Richard Mullinax
> 921 N Mangum St
> 680-3883
> 
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