Community Development Sweeps Through Neighborhood
Written by admin, Apr 10, 2013, Comments Off
Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
“Operation Clean-Up” hits District II
Laredo, TX—Inspectors from various City departments will team up on FRIDAY, April 12, 2013 to make a sweep of an area in City Council District II educating about and enforcing City of Laredo codes.
The campaign will encompass the following southern neighborhood: Pine Street and Norton, between Jarvis and South Ejido Avenue, including Chestnut, Vicente, San Luis, Monterrey, Zacatecas, Chacota, Palo Blanco and Thurman, as well as South Martin, Milmo, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New York, Canada, India and Smith Avenue. Inspectors from Community Development (Code Enforcement division), Police (Ordinance division), Health (Animal Control division) and Building Development Services (Zoning Inspection division) will be walking door-to-door on Friday. They will be speaking to property and business owners about proper maintenance codes, pointing out violations and distributing information.
In addition to this focus on the neighborhoods, City inspectors will advise residents and business owners to place unwanted debris and objects at the curb for removal. On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Solid Waste crews will be picking up all curbside debris along the designated Operation Clean-Up area. Participants in the “clean-up” area are urged to place all unwanted items on the curb away from fences, water meters and mailboxes by 7:00 a.m. Inspectors will inform participants on a case-by-case basis regarding limitations on unwanted items. Please note, no oil or paint will be picked up.
“Operation Clean-Up is a really positive campaign for helping to beautify Laredo,” said Ronnie Acosta, Community Development Director. “Residents have cleaned up their community, and we have only had to issue a minimal amount of citations. We encourage everyone to be a part of this campaign,” she said.
March’s Operation Clean-Up District I results:
350 Verbal warnings
13Written warnings
14 Junked vehicles
6 Weeds and letters
8 Nuisance
12.85 total tons of debris
413 Small tires
