10. Citywide Community Clean UpDate: 9-4-19
To: Scandia City Council Members
From: Mayor Christine Maefsky
Re: Community Clean Up Support
Some of our denser neighborhoods have repeated complaints of ordinance nuisance
violations. This is a burden on our deputy, as well as other residents of the neighborhoods.
One resident of such a neighborhood has asked about the possibility of the city sponsoring
a clean up day or weekend. He is suggesting a few dumpsters and volunteers to supervise
them; perhaps a city-staffed tractor with a bucket or claw.
Notification could be given to residents of the neighborhood, outlining some of the common
violations and giving notice that things need to be corrected/cleaned up by a certain date
before citations will be issued. The clean up event would be promoted as the City’s way of
encouraging their compliance.
I had told the resident that we would wait for a new administrator to be hired before taking
up this request, but that I would bring it before the city council for your initial reaction and
discussion.