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During the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 1998, Team A reported the following problems:

  • On Sept. 29, the lights in the lot at Azalea Mall were out.  We called it in to Henrico.  On Sept. 30, the same lights STILL were out.  We called it in again.
  • On Wednesday, our Captains went for a drive while Bill was in therapy (He is well, and getting better, thank you!).  They found so much stuff in the alleys that it took a letter to Mr. Treger to list the part they judge the neighborhood cleanup might not get.

And here is the status of the matters from earlier patrol weeks:

  • In light of the street people who had been living in the abandoned sofas behind the Samis Grotto, Winnie called in the abandoned sofa in the alley behind the house for sale at 1410 Nottoway.  Mr. Treger issued a citation.
  • We got another report of the abandoned scout behind 1310(?) Nottoway.   Winnie consulted the ordinance, and called it in to Mr. Treger.
  • We got a report of graffiti behind CVS.  It looks like a new, small one on the door and perhaps a new one on the cinder block wall. 
  • The persistent pile of trash behind the Shirley Manor brought another call to Mr. Treger.  He promises a summons by Monday, Sept. 28.
  • The Safety Committee met on Sept. 24 to discuss the crack dealer in the MacArthur Apartments.
  • 1603 Claremont has two abandoned cars, one in the driveway and one in the back yard, and very little paint on the building.  On August 10, Winnie called it in to the Neighborhood Preservation folks (who have jurisdiction over the cars) and John called it in to the codes enforcement folks (who have jurisdiction over the unpainted house).   Mr. Treger checked it on Sept. 3.  He couldn't find who owns the lot, so he sent the citation to the person who is paying the water and gas bills. Those folks declined to sign the certified mail receipt; Mr. Treger tracked down the owner and served a summons on October 9.   We also have reports of heavy in-and-out traffic at this address.  Please be on the lookout for strangers making short term visits there.
  • The green house at 3802 Brook Road (in the angle between Brook and Fauquier) keeps drawing a crowd of nice, new cars.  It makes us think the folks there are real party animals, or they are selling something we wouldn't want sold in Bellevue.  Holly Anna says they let her use their hose to water her spectacular garden in the median, and that they seem like nice kids.  Team A continues recording the license numbers of the vehicles parked there, just in case.
  • The change of owners at 1424 Avondale has produced a large pile of trash by the garage (actually on MacArthur Avenue).  When it still was there on August 5, Winnie called it in to Neighborhood Preservation.  Mr. Treger cited it on Sept. 3.  The owner paid the City to remove the trash, but the City said it doesn't do construction debris.  Mr. Treger extended his deadline to Sept. 28.  It was gone, except for the gravel on Oct. 1.
  • See the June 7 news for the history of the empty house at 1410 Avondale.  As of July 14, despite two Notices of Violation from the City, the sale had not closed and the house still was in the same miserable condition.   John turned the ratchet on July 14 with another letter to the City.  On July 16, the grounds had been cleared and equipment was on the site.   The Codes Enforcement folks now say the new owner has applied for the necessary permits.  new.gif (16973 bytes)  On Friday, 9/25 workmen were at 1410 tearing out old floors and repairing the roof.  Particularly in light of the behavior of the codes enforcement people, this resolution of this long-standing problem is a major victory for the neighborhood.
  • The scraggly lawn at 4000 Brook Road (house is for sale) was reported during the week of  May 10.  A call then from Winnie to the Realtor resulted in a mowing.  The lawn again has gone to seed.  On July 15, the Realtor's sign was missing, so John wrote the owner.   When nothing happened before July 28, Winnie called it in to Neighborhood Preservation.  They summoned the owner to General District Court for a hearing on August 11.   On Sept. 3, the lawn had been mowed.

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