Here is part 1 of my unofficial report of the meeting:
NEAC general meeting 9-12-2002
Announcements:
Gene Bailey: The mayor?’s associates meeting is Wed, Sept 25 MLK complex 2 floor boardroom 867 Mt Vernon Ave.
Kim Powell: Next NoBo arts festival. 3 pm September 21 3pm 20th and Long. Last for the year is Oct 19, they will start again in the spring.
Carolyn Cheney: Pre marathon cleanup Oct 19 9am. Various organizations invited to join in. Location decided by groups. FPAA will meet in south parking lot in Franklin Park.
Site visits: Saturday 9/14 10am 484 Linwood. Request to demolish by CHP.
Saturday 9/14 11 am Corner Fulton and Oakwood. Zoning variance to change from residential to parking. Macedonia Baptist Church.
Speakers:
Patsy Thomas, assistant city prosecutor in environmental division.
She described what the Environmental division of the city attorney?’s office does. Basically provides the teeth of code enforcement. Described the process. Code cites violator. Violator can ask for extension to fix/clean. Prosecutor can file in court, either criminal or civil. If violation found to be valid by judge, then prosecutors monitor after. Can take property for back taxes or unpaid fines. Can get property nuisance abated. Need to show legally that it is a nuisance, and that there is a pattern of conduct.
She said call her office to find out status of cases- 645-8868. She said they are there to serve the taxpayer. She also went over some other city services. Tool library, code and health code enforcement, lead abatement, Senior options, Keep Columbus Beautiful, etc.
Audience wanted to know how to cope with 548 Wilson, a stinking mess for many years. Code said they would check it out, but they couldn?’t go in.
NEAC general meeting 9-12-2002
Announcements:
Gene Bailey: The mayor?’s associates meeting is Wed, Sept 25 MLK complex 2 floor boardroom 867 Mt Vernon Ave.
Kim Powell: Next NoBo arts festival. 3 pm September 21 3pm 20th and Long. Last for the year is Oct 19, they will start again in the spring.
Carolyn Cheney: Pre marathon cleanup Oct 19 9am. Various organizations invited to join in. Location decided by groups. FPAA will meet in south parking lot in Franklin Park.
Site visits: Saturday 9/14 10am 484 Linwood. Request to demolish by CHP.
Saturday 9/14 11 am Corner Fulton and Oakwood. Zoning variance to change from residential to parking. Macedonia Baptist Church.
Speakers:
Patsy Thomas, assistant city prosecutor in environmental division.
She described what the Environmental division of the city attorney?’s office does. Basically provides the teeth of code enforcement. Described the process. Code cites violator. Violator can ask for extension to fix/clean. Prosecutor can file in court, either criminal or civil. If violation found to be valid by judge, then prosecutors monitor after. Can take property for back taxes or unpaid fines. Can get property nuisance abated. Need to show legally that it is a nuisance, and that there is a pattern of conduct.
She said call her office to find out status of cases- 645-8868. She said they are there to serve the taxpayer. She also went over some other city services. Tool library, code and health code enforcement, lead abatement, Senior options, Keep Columbus Beautiful, etc.
Audience wanted to know how to cope with 548 Wilson, a stinking mess for many years. Code said they would check it out, but they couldn?’t go in.
