Historical May 1986 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
If you have toured the alleys of our neighborhood recently, you are aware of their deplorable condition (some back yards and garages fall squarely in this category as well). Fortunately, our Operation Brightside Blitz day is just a few days away — Saturday, May 10. Set aside a few hours Saturday and take advantage of large sturdy garbage bags, rakes, brooms, and shovels provided by Brightside and clean up your alley. Enjoy a hot dog and soda for lunch also provided by Brightside: They will be cooked and served at Four Corners.
It is appropriate here to refer to the BOCA Basic Property Maintenance Code, Premises Conditions Section: PM-301.1 which reads “Sanitation: All exterior property areas and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary condition free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage.” You are responsible for the sidewalk and public property in front of your home and the alley behind you.
If you own a corner lot, you are responsible for the public property on both sides of your property and the alley. Maintenance Code PM-301.5 reads “Public Areas: All sidewalks, steps, driveways, parking spaces and similar paved areas for public use shall be kept in a proper state of repair and free of all snow, ice, mud and other debris.” (These are City codes; violations are punishable with fines from $5.00-$500.00.) We have asked the City not to issue citations prior to Blitz Day.
We know they are planning inspections and codes will be enforced. Furthermore, Ordinance 59860 gives the City power to abate violations that involve excessive growth of vegetation and/or the accumulation of debris and to bill the property owner for the cost of the abatement.
In other words, if the weeds and/or grass in the backyard get seven inches high, the City can cut it and send you a bill; or if the yard is full of lumber, appliances, etc., the City can haul it away and send you a bill. Blitz Day is not the day to clean out your basement or attic, but it is a great opportunity to get your back yard, garage and especially your alley cleaned out and up to code.
A list of block captains accompanies this article.
The captain of each block will pick up tools and bags from the area headquarters at 6010 Kingsbury (28th Ward Democratic Headquarters) for his/her block. You get your materials from the captain of your block.
If there is no one listed for your block, please consider volunteering.
A minimal investment of your time and responsibility yields a great return for the neighborhood. Call Nancy Farmer (862-5122) or Sam Green (428-3200) for more information about serving as block captain.
If you have special problems or questions, talk to your block captain, area commander Sam Green, or regional chairpersons Bruce Yampolsky and Nancy Farmer.) In addition to clean up, Area A is submitting a beautification project for Lucier Park. Tentative plans include planting trees and flowers as well as some clean up of surrounding areas.
If you or your group are interested in working on this project, call Sam Green.
In conjunction with Blitz Day, the SDCC safety committee is kicking off a “visible address” campaign. Police officers from Seventh District frequently respond to calls through alleys and they are frustrated by the lack of clearly marked addresses.
With monies from the Crime prevention fund, SDCC will purchase number stencils and paint to be used for marking addresses in our alleys. Call SDCC if you are interested in having your address painted on your garage, fence, etc. or if you are willing to help with this project.
Brightside Block Captains
5700 DeGiverville Shirley Polk
5800 DeGiverville
5900 DeGiverville Eddie Sanders
300 Des Peres
500 Des Peres
5700 Kingsbury Frances Duffy
5900 Kingsbury Ruth Beckloff
6000 Kingsbury Bill Christman
6100 Kingsbury Mary Gioia
300 Laurel
400 Laurel Christopher Farmer
5700 McPherson Edward Jones
5900 McPherson
6000 McPherson Loretta Lloyd
6100 McPherson
6200 McPherson Reni Shuter
5800 Nina Place
5700 Pershing Baby R. Webber
5800 Pershing Christine Smith
5900 Pershing Rose Flynn
6000 Pershing George Dennis
6100 Pershing Bob Dowgwillo
6200 Pershing
300 Rosedale
500 Rosedale Dan Hudspeth.
5800 Washington Helen Jones
6000 Washington Paul Kurtz
6100 Washington Ginny Klevorn
6200 Washington Sandy Rothschild
5700 Waterman
5800 Waterman Venita Lake
5900 Waterman Ruby Brown
6000 Waterman
6100 Waterman Mark Gorman
6200 Waterman Sarah Newton
5800 Westminster Vivienne Dobbs
6000 Westminster Gail Farwell
6100 Westminster Lisa Horner
Original photograph caption
Lucier Park, located on Westminister directly west of Hamilton School, will be the Beautification Project for Operation Brightside on May 10. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1986, page 1. Source spelling retained.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1986.
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Original source: SD_Times1986_05.pdf, printed page(s) 1; PDF page(s) 1.
