[RP TownTalk] Lawns

[Todd Whitehead]

I don't know about warning stickers, but one week I let my lawn get a little out of control, and I received a letter from the city informing me that if I didn't mow my lawn, the city would do it for me for the low rate of $200 per hour (or something to that effect).





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From: "lisagrob at verizon.net" <lisagrob at verizon.net>
To: drmsparks at yahoo.com
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Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 10:57:03 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Lawns

How does a bank if bank-owned or absentee landlord find out about the citations? I realize owners should know about the rules regarding lawn care but especially for bank-owned properties they might not be visiting properties to see if they have any warning stickers. 


Apr 28, 2010 01:53:47 PM, drmsparks at yahoo.com wrote:

The biggest problems with the lawns is the time lag between citation and cutting, not the length of the lawn when the citing begins.
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>I am curious how  the system works.  I see citations go up, a long time later the town cuts the lawn.  The property is then ignored until cited again, then the wait till cutting, then the process begins again.
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>The problem properties in my neighborhood are a combination of abandoned/vacant  and absentee landlord.
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>It's the same properties every year, over and over again.
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>I would like to see increased penalties for violations and an end to the cycle.  For example, after the second citation, the property owners should remain
> on the town cutting schedule and continue to receive fines (and be charged for the service)  until they can prove the means are in place to maintain the place on a regular basis (contract etc).  If needed, a lien should be placed on the property to insure the fines are paid.  A good chunk of these vacant properties are bank owned and they need to understand  their responsibilities.  As long as it's cheaper for them to ignore the situation they will.
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>Dave
> Say what you will about Sisyphus. He always had work.
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