Monday, October 26, 2009
The whims of bylaw enforcement
What good are anonymous tips when the city can't get the most obvious problem fixed?
Posted by Tim Bousquet on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 10:26 AM
But more than that, the process evidently doesn't work. Here's a picture of Mitchell's Environmental Treasures at 2183 Gottingen Street:
The property has been the target of bylaw enforcement for at least five years; the roof collapsed several years ago, and neighbours complain that it is a breeding ground for rats. And yet, here the building sits, a blight on the north end.
I suggest that the entire bylaw enforcement process be suspended until this one building is properly addressed. Until the city can fix this property, it has no business telling anyone to scrape off some flaking paint.
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I see people reported for filling in lakes to acquire more land etc without approval. Some fill in rivers for their own needs. I see these same people reported to the city and nothing is done. These contractors have ties with city politicians and can be found at family BBQs, even though they claim no ties and state they are impartial. Nothing is done to force these type of vilolating people to comply with the laws when they break the rules after they are reported for doing so. Now if the common man did the same thing the city is over them like a water fall. No wonder people don't bother to vote anymore as many are cut from the same mold.
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And by condom, I mean condem... I swear that was not a freudian slip, though Tim and Andy, I do give you permission to make fun of me about it. ;)
If we had a Mayor with leadership capability he or she would be riding the damn bulldozer the day this horrible building was taken down.
By-law Enforcement can and should be ignored, until they enforce the order to condom this building.
Looks like my kind of store. What kind of "environmental treasures" is Mitch selling anyways? Shrooms? Mescaline?
Totally corrupt and lazy.
I put my green bin out one day early, and returned to find a warning sticker on it.
The offense was "Garbage or refuse left at the curb".
I called the brave enforcer of the law, and told him it was a Green Bin. He said "That's considered refuse."
"Is it illegal" I asked "for me to pick up refuse?"
"No"
"So I can take all the Green Bins I want."
"Now you're just being foolish"
And years ago, I called about all those stupid "I BUY HOMES" signs and stickers. They won't let me file a complaint, because I didn't have a civic address for one of the signs.
thats becoming very common dr.f cause its so easy but the store full of treasures?!? c'mon something does smell and its not just the rat shit
My mother, who lives on a fixed income in the Timberlea, had one of these by-law enforcement jokers harass her. Her garage, which had been recently vandalized by a group of kids (that being damaged and painted with local "gang" graffiti), a local denizen had informed the HRM office the next day and the by-law officer was at the house a day later, where she was handed a letter that required her to repair and paint the garage within two months. Given that she can barely afford the mortgage and feed herself due to rapidly increasing property values and the archaic property tax evaluations, had to follow this, lest she face legal action. It's slowly becoming a tool for upper middle class yuppies who are more concerned about their property values than the actual safety of residents. Notwithstanding the fact that I feel if there was proper police coverage in the area instead of a thinly spread RCMP force (A community office, not an actual detachment, located in Beechville has to serve the BLT area and parts of Prospect Road, when the Prosepct area RCMP are too busy, which is all the time), but I feel I'm editorializing, and it's a completely different topic. Where's the same level of expediency on this property?
I'm certainly with you on this one, Tim, especially on the potential corruption issue. Who's the joker responsible for this program?
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