Andy - and anyone else Sharing some of the questions from the live chat today. If you want to see the whole chat, you can find it on the DPW site. Note, they didn't really answer my question - trying to get their feel on Scott's comment that signs might lead to more dumping. Comment From Betsy Neighbors in Bloomingdale Court NW are having a problem with dumping and trash and wonder if posting signs would help, or as some suggest, exacerbate the problem. What has been your experience with the effectiveness of signs? |
We post them by request in hopes that it will deter the illegal activity. DDOT (Transportation) is responsible for signage in the District, If you would like to request such a sign, please call 311 (202-737-4404).
Other numbers from chat -
Rapid Response Team number is 202-576-9191. (number was suggested in response to someone who said they made repeated calls to 311 about the same spot)
To have the Supercan repaired, call 311 (202-737-4404).
A question that you did not voice, but fyi
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| 12:54 | Jason, DPW cannot pick up trash on private property; however, DCRA will inspect and cite if appropriate. |
| Other info from chat What You Can Do to Help: Contact DPW's Helping Hand program to organize a neighborhood clean-up project. Helping Hand will loan brooms, rakes and shovels, provide trash bags and even schedule a special trash collection for your project. To receive an application for a Helping Hand tool kit for your neighborhood clean-up project, please call the 311 (202-737-4404). When the clean-up date is confirmed by a Helping Hand Coordinator, a control number will be assigned for tracking purposes, the event will be added to the Helping Hand calendar, and the tool kit will be delivered. Call 311 (202-737-4404) to report illegal dumping. |
| 1:35 | To report a vacant building, contact DCRA at 202-442-4332 or email vacantbuildings@dc.gov |
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Andy Cassell <andybcassell@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all:Just wanted to send a note to get some thoughts and opinions on what could/can be done to help keep Bloomingdale Court clean. While it has been great to have our own new street names and signage posted in the right places, there are folks that just aren't appreciating it as a true street. Being an alley-street seems to bring with it several dirty obstacles.
- There are folks using the court for bulk trash dumping in several areas. Residents have called and the city does make it's way to pick it up, but it happens a lot of the time. The area that is especially bad is right behind 2026 First St NW. People just use it for a lot of trash and it gets very gross.
- Since most of the residents of B'dale Court and the houses that touch the Court in some way put their trash and recycling receptacles out in the court for trash day - it always is a trash/glass mess after the city comes through. For example, just today, one recycling receptacle overturned and spilled its contents - they city folks just bypassed it and didn't pick up one thing. Ugh. I hear things falling and shattering on occasion and you have to get out there and sweep it up on a pretty regular basis.
- A lot of weeds grow in/around the court. Can we spray them and kill them? Is that appropriate?
I would like to get some thoughts and opinions on how we can come together and possibly deter the bulk trash dumping and help the city keep the street clean.Could we put up our own plants/shubs in places where the dumping occurs? Could we hang up art? Could we put up signs that say NO DUMPING YOUR TRASH here? What are the options?It seems that the court will possibly get cleaned up and repaved sometime in FY 2013, but it is a tentative project as far as I know. Once that is done, I really hope it will help with the appearance and create a deterrent effect to prevent trash, etc.Thanks for your thoughts.Andy CassellResident of Bloomingdale Court
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