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CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY NHWNC MEMBERS
LAST UPDATED
~ JUNE 2010 ~
Streets & Sidewalks
- Abandoned vehicles
- Better parking enforcement
- Broken curbs
- Debris from private/commercial properties blocking sidewalks
- “Lake Beeman” @ Wixom
- Repair streets and sidewalks (potholes, busted sidewalks)
- Street cleaning
- Speed bumps/humps in high traffic residential areas (streets used as shortcuts)
- Widen Lloyd
Beautification
- Businesses held responsible to clean up their own properties
- Clean up plant viaduct @ Whitsett
- Dirty and torn tarps on south side of Strathern between Saticoy and Whitsett (to hide junky backyards)
- DWP water issues
- Graffiti
- Illegal dumping and clean up
- New field @ Whitsett & Vanowen
- Pocket park @ Bellaire & Strathern
- Spruce up spreading basin
- Trash everywhere: residential & commercial areas
- Tree planting in bare areas
Safety
- ‘311’ system – make it easier
- Emergency contacts, networking info relayed
- Get more people on “MyFamily” website
- Junk left in front of homes – items left with “sale” signs
- People walking dogs carrying a leash
- Surveillance cameras/crime prevention
- Tree trimming on city trees before limbs are a danger
- Vicious stray dogs and cats
Municipal Code Enforcement
- Cars on front lawns
- Chickens, roosters, and other exotic animals
- Illegal signage and businesses in residential zones
- Illegal swap meets
- LAPD informed on what to enforce & what is illegal
- Repeated loud parties at a single home/location
- Trash divers
- Vacant lot vendors & traffic
Relations
- Establishing relationships with members of various county departments
- Teaming together with other Neighborhood Councils to push a common agenda
- Want to be advised/have a say with local (appropriate or inappropriate) businesses
- Working with City Council