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Pa4e 2 . 1.:(e) Spring Cleanup-Comments Roger Baele expressed that he had talked with representatives of the near northwest, near northeast, South Gateway Improvement and the Rum Village _ Neighborhood Associaton. They believe that a spring cleanup is needed and would like it to be a budgetary item ,for 1985. : It was a service which directly assisted the neighborhoods. Councilman Voorde suggested that the City Administration contact Mishawaka and other cities to compare their-programs to -ours . Councilman Puzzello questioned the policy of picking up large items. It was noted that individuals on City trash pickup can 'have large items removed for an extra charge. They-must call ahead and an estimate will be given. It was suggested that this policy be better publicized. Mr. Piasecki voice concern about how the City looks especially in alleys. Mr. Barnard noted that the City does issue citations . Councilman Beck agreed that litter and debris is a problem throughout the City. However, many families are being faced with --a choice of paying for food or paying for trash removal. Councilman Zakrzewski asked how long the process of enforcement takes and was informed that the person is first cited, then a letter goes out, then the property is cleaned by the City and individuals are billed for the cleaning. I.f the person refuses to pay it, the legal department then pursues collection through. Small Claims Court. Councilman Crone noted that since there would not be a City wide cleanup this year that it should be taken into consideration for 1985 and that neighborhood groups should be involved. It was also suggested that a letter be sent to all neighborhood groups and other organizations where a neighborhood group may' not be organized to inform them of the loan-a-truck program. A press release was also suggested. Better enforcement of local laws was also stressed. The representative from the Monroe Park area noted that there were several problems involved with the loan-a-truck program which included: the trucks were sent to early in the morning, the trucks leftat .noon, theamount of trash. was under estimated, that front-end loaders were needed, the pile areas remain dirty. It was suggested that 50 gallon cans be painted for spring cleanup so that only outside debris would placed into them. , He also stressed the need for flyers being sent to the residence .in advance and noted that . businesses would print them if "courtsey of. . . . . . . . " was on the flyer. The Council Attorney noted that the local ordinance requires weekly pickup of trash.. Several individuals requested better enforcement of laws already on the books. It was also suggested that advertising the removal of large items on the water bills would help residents find out about this policy. This suggestion was supported by Councilmen Braboy and Crone. Several individuals noted that the budgetary figures used for the last spring cleanup were not a good barometer because the City had stressed that this was the last spring pick-up. It was also noted that this was the first time the extra costs involved to travel to the Shively Road area were involved.