Trash and Junk to Be Targeted.

Police Chief, Dennis Veach, provided the Public Safety Committee with a written survey during the regular meeting Monday evening regarding the status of the recent Community Meetings. He indicated the Community Meetings should be repeated annually and the Committee agreed. Committee Chair Charlie Bastin said he attended two of the meetings and supported the efforts of the Department.

Chief Veach also informed the Committee that the Department will beef-up ‘trash and junk’ enforcement later this week and it will continue for several months.

At issue is trash, junk, noxious weeds and unlicensed cars on private property. Veach said the city would be divided into quadrants and all uniformed officers would participate.

"We will be as non-adversarial as we can. Our goal is to have personal contact," said Veach.

Public Works Committee Chair, Bill Fortune, reminded the Committee that May 8th is the City Wide Trash Day.

Veach showed the Committee the proposed new alternative uniforms which consist of Black shorts or pants and blue short sleeve knitted shirt with insignia over the left breast pocket. He said the back of each shirt will have the word POLICE imprinted on it. He indicated the new uniform would be worn on foot patrol, on the square during the summer and during events such as Marian Days.

"If I need a police officer I don’t care what you show up wearing," said Committee Member Lujene Clark. The motion to allow Veach to purchase the uniforms as shown to the Committee passed unanimously. Bastin noted that he still feels officers are more effective in traditional uniform.

The McCune-Brooks Hospital asked for extended no parking at the exits on Centennial. Veach said there had been three accidents at that location in eight years. The motion passed.

Just Jake Talkin'
Mornin',

It’s time ta start cleanin’ out that garage and the annual deluge "of shoppers" that invade the community durin’ the City Wide Garage Sale and then the Clean Up Day the followin’ week. (In case ya haven’t noticed, it’s planned that way, given ya a chance to sell stuff ‘fore ya have ta throw it away).

I personally get a kick outa cruisin’ the neighborhoods the night before the Clean Up day. Not so much to look at the piles of junk, but observin’ the semi-organized efforts to pick up the better throw aways.

If you remember, last year a school type bus stopped in front a my house and waited while the passengers poked through my discarded treasures. There may be some questionable legal aspects to this form of acquisition, but once in the junk pile, most figure it’s fair game.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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