WHAT IS THE CITY DOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?? 

HOW LONG DO YOU HAVE TO LIVE NEXT TO A HAZARDOUS, INFESTED, ABANDONED HOUSE?

Northside PRIDE encourages the city to be responsive and to hold slumlords, absentee landlords and slum tenants accountable. 

Recent letters sent to Jamestown Housing Inspectors:

February 7, 2013  Attention ____________  Building/Zoning Code Enforcement Officer   Municipal Building   Attn: *Housing Enforcement*   200 East Third Street   Jamestown, NY 14701  Dear Mr. _______:  This letter is sent to report the unsafe conditions found at 25 Liberty Street.  It has come to our (NSP’s)  attention that a large picture window has been smashed, creating a potentially hazardous situation.  This house is presently abandoned, and has been so for the last five or so years.  It is our concern that  animals will infest this house or worse yet trespassers may harm themselves on the sharp glass.    These conditions violate Jamestown’s  code laws below:  § 215-43. Infestation and screening.  A. Grounds, building and structures shall be maintained free of insects, vermin and rodent harborage and infestation. B. The  exterior of every structure shall be so maintained as to be vermin and rodent free. All exterior windows, doors and other  openings shall be screened or protected with approved materials. Defects, cracks or holes shall be tightly sealed to prevent the  entrance of vermin and rodents.[Amended 3-19-2007]G. Exterior property areas shall be free from holes and excavations,  sharp protrusions and other objects or conditions which might cause personal injury. Walks, steps and driveways that contain  holes or tripping hazards shall be filled, repaired or replaced to conform to their intended use; wells, cesspools or cisterns shall  be securely closed; and trees or limbs of trees that constitute a hazard shall be removed.  Northside PRIDE would appreciate some follow-up information re: this concern.  FYI: This house was  formerly the Lucille Wright House, and it is unfortunate that the conditions of this historic (once great)  house continue to deteriorate, year after year.   Sincerely,  Concerned Resident and Northside PRIDE representative   Hello....... .....Aside from the abandoned housing issues we're dealing with, we are receiving a number of neighbor complaints regarding __ __ Falconer St.--complaints regarding copious amounts of garbage on premises, including mattresses, tires, broken appliances and the like, not to forget the dog feces that is scattered about the front lawn.  I myself have noticed these things,  as well as broken windows and fading, deteriorating exterior conditions.  I can only imagine what it's like on the inside; I doubt a very safe environment for children.  It should be noted that this house has been reported before-- and little if anything has changed. __ __ Liberty has similar issues. Another house of concern is the corner blue house on __ __ Falconer,corner of Grant. There seems to be a lot of accumulating debris on the lawn including cement, broken fencing etc., and the exterior of the house is in very poor condition.  In the next few weeks we will be conducting our annual neighborhood sweep and sending you additional information.   I wish we had Quality of Life laws like they do in buffalo,  because conditions aforementioned really do cast a dark, depressing pall over the Northside in particular and Jamestown as a whole.  A thousand thanks for all that you do.  +++++++ PRIDE of Jamestown, INC. A 501 (3) (C) N.Y.S. Chartered Not-For –Profit Corporation P.O.Box 781 Jamestown, New York 14702