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Dear City Manager,
I am writing to you regarding the conditions at Webster and Taylor. Specifically, conditions within 200 feet west of this intersection.
All of the following have been reported via SeeClickFix.
1. There are dozens of tags on the historic building and property at 1431 Webster Street. Code Enforcement is non responsive.
2. The front yard of 645 Taylor has been paved over for parking. As a result, the adjacent sidewalk is broken. Code Enforcement found the property in violation, but the parking lot is still there and the sidewalk is still broken.
3. Ongoing and never ending dumping of trash near this intersection. The No Dumping sign has graffiti on it.
4. Broken sidewalks, including sidewalks repaved with asphalt.
5. Broken storm drains.
6. Roads and sidewalks that do not drain due to faulty grades.
7. Roadway long overdue for reconstruction.
8. The City operated parking lot at Webster and Taylor was closed several years ago and no replacement parking was created. The project approved for this location seems to be in abeyance.
This area suffered decades of disinvestment due to redlining based on race and class discrimination.
I urge you to visit this location and take action to remedy these and other problems. It is long overdue that the City address these type of problems and the longstanding injustices that helped to create and perpetuate them.
Regards,
Steve Gerstle
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City of Alameda (Verified Official)
medm (Registered User)
gerstle (Registered User)
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medm (Registered User)
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Michelle L. (Registered User)
John (Registered User)
Run down house might be relevant to the health dept and code enforcement .
Destiny (Registered User)
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Michelle L. (Registered User)
I'd like to update this thread. There has been no change in the condition to any of Steve's bullet points.
Specifically,
1. There are dozens of tags on the historic building and property at 1431 Webster Street. Code Enforcement is non responsive.
2. The front yard of 645 Taylor has been paved over for parking. As a result, the adjacent sidewalk is broken. Code Enforcement found the property in violation, but the parking lot is still there and the sidewalk is still broken.
I would also like the city to acknowledge the corner lot on Taylor and Webster is overgrown and tagged many times as well. Is there a way for the city to put pressure on the owner of the lot to come clean up the lot and remove the graffiti?
These conditions and the overall conditions towards the end of Taylor Street (the blight of 643 Taylor, pothole at 645 Taylor and the chronic dumping at these location plus the overgrown and tagged parking lot invite more of the same. Hence, we now have homeless with all their belongings that spend their entire day on the benches outside the taqueria near the corner of Webster and Taylor.
The residents of this area have been requesting help with these areas for 6 months on this site. Where is code enforcement?
gerstle (Registered User)
Michelle L. (Registered User)
PW ESD Manager (Verified Official)
Stängt Public Works Director Liam Garland (Registered User)
gerstle (Registered User)
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gerstle (Registered User)
City Manager (Registered User)