Comments on: GUARDIAN Overwhelmed, Seeking Help

By: PGD

PGD — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:08:24 +0000

What does it take to get Ada County to clean up public nuisances in county residential subdivisions? Zoning enforcement not only allows them to exist, they refuse to initiate ordinances that will control them.

My neighbor has piles of junk, including two old mustangs, tires, engines, paint, thinners, old wooden camper, and many other items that go from his trailer to my fence. The fire inspector says he has no authority in the county to enforce the fire code in residential areas.

The neighbors of this public nuisance are mostly elderly. If the subject property burns, there will be at least 5 lives that will be lost as well as property.

Zoning was informed of this property in October 2006. They kept promising to turn over the proprety to the prosecutor. That never happened. It is a massive fire hazard.

County Commissioners have received emails about the property. Photos and info on the property were hand delivered to Fred Tillman. Mr. Woods is aware of these conditions, but is too new to the job to push department heads to get something done.

Notifying the media has been fruitless. So far, no response. I am assuming the county PR man is doing his job well and keeping this issue at bay.

Nothing gets done. This is government at work in all it inefficiency.

http://neighborhoodjunk.tripod.com

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:06:11 +0000

It’s for sure the Statesman wouldn’t hire any investigative jounalist. What a mess that company has become. Good old Corporate America at work.
BSU lets step up to bat and teach our young how to do investigative reporting.

By: Where o Where

Where o Where — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:59:48 +0000

Where o where are all those young budding investigative jounalist students? Or the concerned political science (and MPA) students at BSU?

Maybe even BSU isn’t producing these kind of folks that enjoy a good dig in the mud.

By: Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:34:20 +0000

G man you created this monster. I don’t doubt any of the tips you mention above, but I see little hope of getting any of these published unless you do it.