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| From: | Robert Muckle <bobm@Louisvilleco.gov> | |
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| To: | Bev
Beaufait <bbeaufa@beaufait.com>, Malcolm
Fleming <MalcolmF@louisvilleCO.gov> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 06, 2012 05:11 pm | |
| Subject: | Re: Louisville Code Enforcement Complaint | |
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| Bev: I can see why you are frustrated. I have forwarded your note to Malcolm Fleming our city manager and asked him to look into your concerns. I'll get back to once I hear from him. With the exception of the Mini Cooper parked too close to the stop sign, I don't think city code applies to your concern though. The cars parked on the street in front of the park are not on park property or in a parking lot dedicated for park use so the code section you reference likely does not apply. They are parked on a city street and we don't have restrictions on parking on city streets except that the vehicle must have current registration. This is just my view based on past experience. I will rely on the police or our city attorney to correct me if I'm mistaken and please let me know if you think I've misunderstood the situation Thanks for contacting me. Bob Muckle Mayor Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2012, at 8:09 AM, "Bev Beaufait" <bbeaufa@beaufait.com> wrote: > Dear Mayor Bob, > > I have a major complaint with the Code Enforcement Department for our City. I put in a complaint earlier this year that was ignored. > > Since this is a repeating pattern for over 6 months now, it is a cause for concern. > > I have told our Chief of Police last summer that he has a mess on his hands. > > He does. He cannot fix it. > > I pay extra taxes to live next to Sundance Park. The Code Enforcement Department has allowed W. Elm St. and the Sundance Park area to become a commerical/vendor parking lot that Code Enforcement cannot or will not have the scofflaws obey our City Laws. > > I feel that the Code Enforcement Department has been paid for doing nothing for so long, that they think it is OK to just ignore positive proofs of law breakers. > > I even quote the law, right out of our City of Louisville's Parks and Recreation Department laws for temporary parking neighborhood parking as opposed to abandoned vehicles for days that turn into weeks that have turned into over 6 months now. > > This is an unexceptable situation for our neighborhood, since it has gone on for so long now. > > It has gotten to the point the folks, who do not even live in our neighborhood, drop off their "For Sale" vehicles on W. Elm St. for weeks on end. People drive up to look at the SAME "For Sale" vehicle, park in the middle of the street and block traffic. Code Enforcement does nothing, as it is a constant problem. > > Here are 3 pics of the problem. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > This Mr. Rooter vendor constantly tries to park their vehicles on W. Elm Street. The gray truck with the "For Sale" sign closest to the "Stop Sign" tries to park on W. Elm Street, at least once a month. Code Enforcement cannot stop them > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > This is the same "For Sale" truck that is in the June 27 picture, above. This is a commercial vehicle that tries to park in our neighborhood. The owner leaves this truck or another truck, drives up, swaps items from one vehicle to another, and drives off. This happens even after I report this situation to Code Enforcement. Code Enforcement and our Local Police Department cannot keep this situation under control. :((( > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Here is the gray "For Sale" truck back in our neighborhood. > Also in this picture is the tan truck that I have complained about with the illegal parking next to Sundance Park since last spring. The owner is told over and over again over the months (I have e-mails to Code Enforcement and the Police Department) not to park there. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > The owner of the tan work truck lives on Sycamore. The owner has been told over and over again, since last spring not to park there. The owner ignores the Code Enforcement. The Code Enforcement has totally given up enforcing the "no parking law by City Parks" with this tan truck. When the City of Louisville does not enforce the laws, others come back and break the law. It is a mess. > > I have suggested that the Code Enforcement had out pamphlets with our City Codes on it to these scofflaws. No response. > > I actually get no written responses to my complaints. I am totally ignored as an old lady taxpayer. > > I am not impressed with our Code Enforcement Department, which is run by our Police Department. Both need to be reprimanded. Both need revamping. > > Thanks for your help. > > Sincerely > Bev Beaufait > 388 W. Elm St. > 303-673-0247 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bev Beaufait [mailto:bbeaufa@beaufait.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2012 07:21 AM > To: 'Citizen Inquiries' > Subject: Louisville Code Enforcement Complaint > > > To Whom It May Concern: > > I live next to Sundance Park. I have been part of the Adopt-A-Park program for Sundance Park, since August, 1988. I am also the past President of the Horticulture and Forestry Board. > > There has been a constant illegal parking problem at Sundance Park that the Code Enforcement Department cannot or will not keep under control. > > I have put in complaints since April, 2012 to no avail. I have to point out the law to the Code Enforcement Department constantly. I do not think they know the law. Even though I quote the law, the Code Enforcement Department does not make the owners of the illegally parked vehicles follow the law. > > Since the Code Enforcement Department does not enforce the law, more and more cars, trucks, and Vendor commercial vehicles use W. Elm St. at Sycamore St. at Sundance Park as a commercial parking lot. > > I pay extra taxes to live right next to Sundance Park. I do not pay to look at illegally parked vehicles at Sundance Park that Code Enforcement does not keep under control. > > Code Enforcement is paid to do this work. They will not do their work. They should be fired for insubordination. If the Code Enforcement employees do not like their job, they should quit. > > As it stands right now, Code Enforcement ignores my legal complaints. My husband does not like my pictures that I send in for proof, with date stamps, ignored. > > With me having to report the same vehicles over and over again for over 6 months now, it is proof that the Code Enforcement Department is inept. > > I have reported these incidents to our Chief of Police, who cannot get the Code Enforcement Department to do its job. Now the Chief of Police is ignoring the pictures I send in as proof of illegal parking. > > It is not just parking for a day or two for unusual circumstances. It is actually abandonded vehicles parked for days and days on end. Sometimes those days turn into weeks. > > With one vehicle being allowed to do the illegal parking, more and more vehicles think they can do it, too. > > It has blossomed out of control, as it is ALWAYS the same vehicles over and over again for months on end. They are scofflaws and should be ticketed and fined accordingly. > > With the Code Enforcement Department having the same problem for months on end now with the exact same vehicles, we in our neighborhood suspect that payments are exchanging hands to allow this illegal parking to be ignored for since the Spring of this year. > > Here is the City of Louisville's Code Enforcement laws for parking next to ALL City of Louisville Parks. Parks and Rec Code 14.12.010, A & G > > This law is being violated at Sundance Park, since this past spring. > > I have pictures with date stamps proving that the same vehicles are being abandoned at our neighborhood Sundance Park. If you need these pictures, let me know. Our Chief of Police and Bill, from our Code Enforcement Department have all the pictures already that they ignore. > > Thanks for your help in this matter. > > Sincerely, > Beverly Beaufait > 388 W. Elm St. > 303-673-0247 |