Citations

[ratushebarl.livejournal.com]

I just went down to City Hall to try and get a cert of good standing for a contractor, and discovered $1050 in trash citations -- issued June 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, this is the first I've heard of any of them -- plus a $25 ticket for "overgrowth".

I gather the thing is to appeal trash cites in person? I'd pay one or two out of general civicness, but this seems extreme. I'm unhappy with this much escalation with no notification and no chance to remediate. Plus I think the whole thing is bogus -- I've been tagged before and we're careful about the trash.

On the plus side, the City Clerk employee was very helpful and saw to it that I got my certificate stamped anyway.

In other news, what's the deal with overgrowth? I don't have plants overhanging the sidewalk, or as far as I can tell doing anything else obnoxious. My tiny lawn is weedy, but is this a crime?

Comments

Re: And here's my addition to the trash violation woes

[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

That's ridiculous. Cambridge allows trash not in barrels, if it's in heavy-duty plastic bags, and not set at the curb until the day of pickup (i.e. after midnight). Y'all should talk to your aldermen and ask if Somerville can adopt a similar law.

Re: And here's my addition to the trash violation woes

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

You'd have a better chance asking the grass to not grow so high.