City promises action on "Dirty Dozen" list

Bob Mossing of the City of Toledo attended our August 13 meeting to give an update on each of the 13 problem properties our organziation has targeted. A detailed list of Mr. Mossing's response to each property will be posted at a later date. To summarize: the city departments that act on nuisance properties are now alerted to these properties. Some will see immediate action by the city in terms of inspections, notices to property owners, etc. We expect that due process for property owners will NOT result in undue delay for the action we are pressing for: cleanup, weed and garbage removal, etc.

One conclusion that is safe to make is that HHNA must and will continue to press for action, because without raising our voices together, we will not see changes in our neighborhood. We now have had one face-to-face meeting with the city official who oversees nuisance property complaints. We will continue to push until we see these properties cared for in the way any neighbor would.

--Carol Scheiber, HHNA member