Ron
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Street Light Flickering Archived420 W. Berry Ave. Lansing, MI - LansingThe street light in front of 420 W. Berry Ave. is flickering and possibly the bulb needs to be replaced.
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3331 S. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI - LansingThere's a white Pontiac Grand Am with no license plate sitting in the driveway of 3331 S. Washington Ave. Tall weeds are growing around this vehicle, indicating that it hasn't been driven for some time. It's the gateway to Lansing via Washington Avenue. Let's get it fixed and take pride in the southside.
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Sewer Grates Clogged ArchivedHodge And Tenny Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
The following streets are in desperate need of a street-sweeper to clean the curbside organic matter in front of the sewer grates:
*Dunlap Street
*Astor Avenue
*West Hodge Avenue
*West Berry Avenue
*Tenny Street
*Palmer Street
*Stabler StreetOn May 25, I went for a walk around the neighborhood. Upon hitting the West Berry Avenue-Palmer Street intersection, I observed an elderly neighbor attempting to clean the organic matter build-up on the sewer grate in front of her house with a snowshovel.
The smell was terrible and the weight of the clean-up was beyond what she could have ever picked up. Upon observation, it was apparent most of the grates in the aforementioned area are clogged.
The neighbor said a recent rain caused water to back-up into the street.
The street-sweeper has been a rare sight in this neighborhood. And there is worry that the lack of short-term maintenance will cause further long-term problems.
Note: Most neighbors clean the grates adjacent to their homes; however, there are quite a few neighbors who cannot do this task because of age and physical limitations.
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514 W. Berry Ave. Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
Since the acquisition of a new motorcycle, the homeowner of this address has been zipping up and down West Berry Avenue at excessive speeds. After a few calls to the Lansing Police Department, the motorcycle seems to have mostly slowed down, but still has its moments by driving and parking on the sidewalk.
The sidewalk parking could be a violation of MCL 750.419.
http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-750-419
The neighbors on West Berry Avenue are severely fed up with this houses' antics. Although LPD has been notified, we're using this forum in hope it sheds light on the problem.
The western-most driveway has a light-blue Lincoln next to a black car by the house. This vehicle has deflated tires.
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621 W. Hodge Ave. Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
This property is ripe for a violation. It was foreclosed upon in 2008 and acquired in 2009 for the low-bargain price of $20,000. Since the acquisition, the back yard is only mowed only a few times a year.
The grass in the back yard is in excess of 8 inches tall. Rats, groundhogs and ducks proudly call this wildlife habitat their home.
(See attached photo.)
Also, there's a white S-10 or GMC pickup that hasn't moved a long time parked on the grass of the front yard. It possibly has a tree growing out of the back bed.
Those who put a little work into their yard would love to see something done.
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Blighted Property Archived426 W. Berry Ave. Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
This house has been red-tagged since 2008. And the grass how now hit knee-high proportions.
There are possibly cats or other rodents living in the building. A basement window is unsecured behind a bush, enabling access to the building.
Picture will be posted when available.
Does this property qualify under City of Lansing Codified Ordinance 1460.13, "Expedited rehabilitation or removal process; assistance to property owners"?
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Auto Body Repair Shop? Archived3220 Stabler Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
Several neighbors have reported that the occupants of this house are constantly repairing automobiles at this residence. The area isn't zoned for an auto body; it's residential.
As of Monday, May 21, there was a vehicle jacked up in the driveway.
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Abandoned/Disabled Motor Vehicle Archived808 Southland Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
There's a white Chevrolet Corsica or similar make sitting abandoned and disabled in the parking lot of 808 or 805 Southland. A tire is flat and the license plate has been ripped off. It looks like this vehicle has been sitting in this location for some time.
Please take care of this issue. It's making our area look blighted. Thank you.
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Graffiti on Signs ArchivedHodge And Stabler Lansing Charter Township, MI - LansingOn the northern side of the Hodge-Palmer intersection -- southbound lane -- there is graffiti on the pedestrian sign and some graffiti on the stop sign.
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Globe Missing Archived3200 South Washington Ave. Lansing Charter Township, MI - LansingA globe is missing on a BWL light on the drive leading to Oliver Gardens. This is the drive behind South Washington Park Apartments, 3200 S. Washington Ave.
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Graffiti on Traffic Signs ArchivedDunlap And Tenny Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
The dead end and no parking signs on the southeastern corner of Tenny and Dunlap streets has graffiti all over it.
It must have been like this for a while. The Google Street View gadget captured it a while ago.
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Dead Animal and Garbage Archived426 W. Berry Ave. Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
A red-tagged house has a dead opossum is the back yard, as well as garbage, including two PCs, nasty carpet and a couch.
The house is extreme disrepair. The roof is falling apart, the locks appear to be tampered with, and the a crawl space window is missing, inviting animals.
Here's the lowdown about the owner:
After running the records through LARA, here's the name of the corporation that owns it:
UNITED Z'S INC
And here's the lowdown about that corporation:
http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/dt_corp.asp?id_nbr=03107L&name_entity=UNITED%20Z'S,%20INC.
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Auto Body Repair Shop? Archived3312 Stabler St Lansing Charter Township, MI - Lansing
Several neighbors have reported that the occupants of this house are constantly repairing automobiles at this house. The area isn't zoned for an auto body; it's residential.
As of Saturday, Feb. 4, there was a Chrysler jacked up in the driveway and no active worked was being completed. A picture of the residence in question can be viewed via the link below:
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Rental? Archived3329 Palmer Street Lansing Charter Township, MI - LansingForeclosed doublewide modular home at 3329 Palmer Street is for sale; however, it also has "for rent" signs in the window. The Code Compliance rental, red tag and code violation website is having issues. I could not confirm that this is a registered rental property.
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Streetlight Tilted ArchivedOra And Potter Lansing Charter Township, MI - LansingThe streetlight at Ora and Potter is tilted. Please see photo.
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Couch and Chair on Curb Archived321 Vans Ct Lansing Charter Township, MI 48910, USA - LansingA couch and chair are on the curb. They both currently have 7-inches of now on top. Reported via code compliance form as well.
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Graffiti on Stop Sign Archived4698 Lowcroft Ave Lansing Charter Township, MI 48910, USA - LansingThe northbound Lowcroft traffic sign at Bel-Air has graffiti on it -- "Hammer Time" in black marker.
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Garbage on Curb Archived3228 Palmer Lansing Charter Township, MI 48910, USA - LansingA "Five Star" rental property has garbage on the curb, no can or city-blue bag. Animals have started to get into these bags, too. This is more than a cleanliness issue; it's a public health issue. (See attached photo.)
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Graffiti ArchivedLowcroft And Bel-Air Lansing, MI - Lansing
The stop sign at Lowcroft and Bel-Air has been hit with Graffiti. Additionally, the traffic sign at Burchfield and Bel-Air has been hit. The attached photo is from Lowcroft and Bel-Air.
This area has recently been hit by several burglaries. We're trying to be as pro-active as possible in addressing issues in this area.