city services fail

[artguychris.livejournal.com]

Heard power tools at a construction site at 6:30am.  Not the first time, so I called 911.  They said to call the police station's main #, 625-1600.  No answer.  Called 311.  No answer.   There's was no indication that the hours are 9-5!  I waited on hold for a looong time.  I didn't find hours until I went to submit a ticket online.  Grrr!!

Is it safe to assume the police station is open 24/7?

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A cautionary note

[ringrose.livejournal.com]

On a related note, as of a few years ago what applies to a construction site does not apply to the DPW.

I was woken at the crack of dawn by an enormously loud wood chipper. I complained, and discovered that the DPW can just declare it time-sensitive, or emergency, or something and they're exempt from the time restrictions.

Re: A cautionary note

[xuth.livejournal.com]

Call me crazy, but running a wood chipper is never time sensitive. Running a chainsaw to clear a downed tree from the road? Sure^*. Running the wood chipper to ease the disposal of some of the debris? Absolutely not.

* As an aside, it would be nice if quieter tools would be preferred after hours (ie electric or even hand tools). They are typically a bit slower to use and maybe less convenient (needing to recharge batteries or run electric cords from the truck). And it would not be for situations like after a major storm with lots of trees down. But then this is coming from someone who uses electric and manual yard tools for my lawn so that I'm not being all that loud even during the day.

Re: A cautionary note

[anyee.livejournal.com]

Maybe the trees might explode unless dealt with ASAP?