The announcement, presented by the Dept. of Neighborhoods, is as follows:
RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES WITHIN THE AREAS BOUNDED BY
Greenwood Avenue, Spring Grove Avenue, Idaho Street, and Navarre Avenue,
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A "MODEL BLOCK" PRESS CONFERENCE
ON MONDAY AUGUST 4, 2008 @ 11:00 a.m.
in front of the construction area for the
NEW RAYMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Starting August 4, 2008, through at least August 15th, the City of Toledo & Area 422A with the assistance from neighborhood residents and Block Watch Leaders, are partnering to clean up and beautify the areas bounded by Greenwood Avenue, Spring Grove Avenue, Idaho Street, and Navarre Avenue, as part of the City's Model Block/Toledo Pride Program.
THEY NEED YOUR HELP!
THEY WILL:
Trim Trees, Clean Alleys, Remove Abandoned and Junk Vehicles
Make Smoke Detectors Available (Call 419-245-1140 to order how many you need)
Sweep the Neighborhood for Crime,
Paint Fire Hydrants and Sweep the Streets Clean,
Replace Worn Out Signs, Repair Potholes, Repair Street Lights,
Bait Alleys for Rodents, Issue Nuisance Orders to Blighted Properties, etc.
THEY NEED YOU TO:
Keep Your Yards Clean and Grass Cut,
Paint and Repair Your Property As Needed: This includes homeowners as well as renters..
If a problem or violation is something that a landlord should be taking care of,
we suggest that you contact them immediately.
If you have no luck with your landlord or apartment manager, please
call with the landlords name, home address and telephone number,
into the Mayor's Toledo City Hotline at 419-936-2020, or you, the renter,
could possibly be ticketed!
Report Any Criminal Activity by Calling 911: Which should be done always, and without hesitation...you really can remain anonymous!
Report Street Light Outages by calling 419-936-2020 with the exact address
that the outage is in front of.
Individuals not properly caring for their properties will be ticketed and/or sited into court.
Please call 419-936-3015 to register household hazardous materials
for pickup.
(This is your opportunity to have this done free-of-charge!)
Please assist with the neighborhood clean-up efforts; every little bit helps.
We are trying to work together to make a BIG difference in our neighborhoods,
as well as attempting to increase that feeling of EAST SIDE PRIDE!
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[THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS NOT PRINTED ON THE FLYERS DISTRIBUTED BY THE DEPT. OF NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT I ADDED IT MYSELF, AS IT WAS TOLD TO ME BY VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES]
Violations that residents could be warned about
or ticketed for include, but are not limited to:
Playing loud music after the noise ordinance time of 11 p.m.,
setting your garbage out before 7 pm on Sunday nights, expired dog tags,
trees, bushes, cars,& toys continuously blocking sidewalks,
graffiti on garages that has not been attempted to be painted over, etc.
If one would need help with this, assistance MAY be available
depending on the reason for need.
For information, call the Mayors City Hotline at 419-936-2020,
or try: The East Toledo Family Center at 419-691-1429, or
The United Way, by dialing 211.
Depending on the type of need, you could also try The Salvation Army,
and if you are a senior citizen, you could try The Area Office on Aging,
The East Toledo Senior Center, or the HEAP office.
IMPORTANT PLEASE!
Residents attending the Press Conference:
PLEASE ADVISE YOUR NEIGHBORS OF THIS UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY,
IF YOU WOULD, JUST IN CASE THEY DID NOT RECEIVE OTHER NOTIFICATION.
We advise that residents of the Model Block area who can attend, compose a list of suggestions with neighborhood needs for clean up and repair, to refer to if asked.
PLEASE, DO NOT INCLUDE COMPLAINTS, NOR SPEAK AGGRESSIVELY.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS WITHIN THE SUBJECT AT HAND OR OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SUGGEST ITEMS TO BE REPAIRED COULD END ABRUPTLY,
AND DEPRIVE OTHER ATTENDEES OF VOICING THEIR OWN SUGGESTIONS.
Try to please remain POSITIVE, and address department heads with respect and courtesy.
Do not include things that residents should be doing to their own personal properties.
Include exact addresses and any details, for example, if the problem is on rental property, your suggestion is much more likely to be addressed if you have the landlord's name, address, and phone # if you have any of this information.
You can find out this info by going online to: http://maps.co.lucas.oh.us/areis/areis.asp
