They also NEVER shovel their sidewalk in the winter. EVER.

Might be renters.

All three houses there are rentals, with no owners living there. I've complained to and spoken with LCI and Public Works about this. Those properties have driveway access on either West Park or Davis Streets, and that is where the garbage and recycling cans should be kept. They continuously block the sidewalks with the cans and/or leave them on the street 24/7.

We will investigate this location as soon as possible. Thanks for reporting.

Issue closed. If you need to report another issue please submit to See Click Fix or call Department of Public Works at (203) 946 - 7700. Thanks.

Can DPW please describe what actions were taken in order to remedy this issue?
Have the trash cans been permanently moved off the street (and sidewalk) save for the approved trash collection day?
Has the ever-increasing layer of debris completely covering the sidewalk in front of that one house been swept/cleared?
Were my tax dollars used to clean up the mess that should be paid for by those specific homeowners?

What does "closed" mean? The garbage cans have never been removed from the curb (actually they are on the road). Does "closed" mean that Public Works will not do anything about it? I believe the regulation demands the totters to be removed from the sidewalk and be placed in the home owner property. Why don't they use the driveway in the back of the houses? There is access for public works to do the pick up at the Davis Street entrance of the driveway. Why wouldn't this solution be acceptable to public works and the home owners? I think the neighbors deserve an explanation. You may close this as many times as you want, I will be back here to keep it open and remind you with more pictures that this is an unresolved issue. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Thanks, Mario.
DPW: it's Wednesday and the trash/recycling toters are still on the street.

Well, it is two weeks since we reported this issue. So just for the record, here a visual of the lack of resolution. I am still hopeful that someone is taking responsibility for enforcing the city ordinances.
Cheers!

I have found Public Works to be great at acknowledging and closing issues (presumably by office staff) but with incomplete or no implementation on the street. But with persistence on SeeClickFix you can (a) get issues resolved and (b) give Public Works the tools to manage better.

Keep it up, you guys. The photos are great, BTW.

I wonder if this isn't a situation where LCI should reach out to the landlord and inform them that their tenants are leaving trash, debris in front of the home so that they can address the issue with them. In the past when I've had issues with renters next door to me leaving out trash that they would not pick up, I reached out to the landlord, complete with pictures, and my neighbor on the other side did the same; he then had a talk with the tenants and the trash issue was resolved.

If you can find out the name of the landlord, multiple neighbors can reach out to that person directly to get them to take some action. If the tenants receive rental assistance, you can call down to LCI and ask for a housing code inspector to come out, which I have also done in the past, and they can pull payments from the landlord until the situation is resolved. It's amazing how fast things can come into compliance when you start shutting off the money.

I had an email exchange with our LCI rep, Evan, back at the end of April about this issue, and Evan looped in DPW, so they were all made aware of it then. This is the link to my initial post about this:
http://en.seeclickfix.com/issues/2281508-trash-recycling-toters-left-on-curb-indefinitely

Ah I see Andy O.; just a suggestion that if things continue to move slowly, then maybe Evan could give you the landlord's name and you could try the direct approach. I've been in your position so I know how frustrating it can be; good luck!

Took this photo ~8:00am on 8/17/16.

I will visit the property before the end of the day today. Thank you for your continued follow up.

Oh! What a visual to begin the week. Current status post trash collection day. 8/22/16 6:00 PM
Glad LCI offered to "visit" (no resolution promises yet though) today so they may have witnessed this mess first hand. I am excited to see the outcome!!

I have met one of the renters in the houses mentioned. His comment about the issue is the difficulty taking the toters up and down those many stairs each week when full of trash. I was told he has to move due to his apt being taken over by an OWNER. So there may be better handling of the issue with owners on site. Keep up the good work, I live in Westville and pass by the area frequently and it is truly an eyesore.

As indicated at the top of this post, toters should be placed in driveway along the back of the houses. Trash pick up at the Davis Street entrance.

Publicly listed owner:

MASK MICHAEL G
1820 2ND AVENUE 2B
NEW YORK, NY 10128-5601

Observant neighbors may have noticed that one of the house in the problematic block of Fountain Street cleaned up its act to the point that the toters disappeared from the curb and sidewalk. I would assume that a diligent LCI inspector made this happen. Good news? No so fast my friends… one day later (Wednesday) garbage bags are back in full display.
By the way, this is an issue that is caused directly by uncaring residents, but indirectly by the City. Once again, garbage pick up for this row of houses should be made at the entrance of the back driveway. Current pick up at the front curb only provides an excuse for residents not to remove the toters from the street because the steep stairs to the front yards.

Just for the record, I brought this issue up over a year ago. Sight!!

http://seeclickfix.com/issues/1630038

Thank you for continuing to stay on top of this issue. I have been in touch with the owner and will continue to stay on top of this and take all necessary actions.

Well, this is getting old. End of the day on Friday 8/26. Trash all over the place.

Mario- it seems you my have hit upon the solution. We just need DPW to inform the residents of those homes that they must only put the toters out on Davis Street and then commit to not picking up their toters when on Fountain Street.

DPW and/or LCI- is this a doable solution?

It seems that Darryl Brackeen is on top of this situation. I am really hopeful now!

Because this is not the only thing I do, I had forgotten to post a weekly update on this chronic littering issue. The attached picture depicts the only thing that made my labor day weekend unpleasant. This mess has been on the side walk for five days! (tonight it is worse of course because is the evening before trash pick up). City workers: keep your eyes on the prize!!

I am aware the issue is still continuing despite any efforts thus far. I will continue to work with DPW to try and determine what decisions can be made to have a permanent solution.

So unsightly ! I went by the area yesterday. Trash abounds all over the grass and surrounding trash containers. Certainly there can be a quick and reasonable solution for everyone concerned. Please Ciry of New Haven, let's get this fixed !!!

Dear City officials:
A couple of weeks passed since my last notice about persistent trash at this location. It appeared that some enforcement actions took place. However, whatever it was, it did not have any teeth. Today is Tuesday (a day after garbage pick up) and trash is again all over the side walk.
By the way how is Mayor's Clean City Initiative going to fix this?

I'd been enjoying the relative cleanliness of this stretch of Fountain. But here's what today looks like (Columbus Day). There's other trash along there too but can only do one pic at a time. In front of 399 and 405 Fountain.

I was enjoying the short lived cleanliness for a few weeks. Went by today and was so disappointed to see the trash strewn all over the curbside. Hope for a permanent fix soon.

Kids (just about 10 y/o) are bringing the garbage out. They claim not to have the totters anymore. How did this happen? Was the city's solution to take them away? I hope not. Meanwhile, raccoons are just fine with it!

Can somebody do something about this mess? It has been almost one year since I posted this complaint (7/23/16) and nothing really happens. This is how it looks today right after garbage pick up! This household (399 fountain) is a disgrace.

The other houses on that stretch of Fountain got the message and have been good neighbors about this issue, however I agree with Mario that this one house seems to just not care.

SEE-CLICK-FORGET ABOUT IT.

This picture is from today Wednesday, two day days after garbage pick up, one day after election day and one year and a half since I began complaining about the garbage across the street from my house.

LCI has visited this property almost weekly for many months. The home now has new owners who have been notified of their city violations. DPW has been notified that the residence needs city trash cans. This is one of many IDs reporting this residence.

Is this supposed to be a satisfactory response? I only hear that for months the city has been unable to correct the problem. The bottom line is that I don't have an expectation from the owners to fix the problem. I don't pay my taxes to them.

I am pleased to finally close this issue after the property went on foreclosure.