7/11/2006
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City crews hit streets on city’s Southeast side TODAY as targeted neighborhood clean-ups continue
Focused effort is part of summer crime fighting strategy
INDIANAPOLIS – Crews from the city’s Department of Public Works, Animal Care and Control, the Department of Metropolitan Development and the Marion County Health Department will be out in force today on the city’s Southeast side as targeted neighborhood clean-up and improvement efforts continue.
Attacking neighborhood blight in areas facing challenges with crime is a key component of the plan announced in June by Mayor Bart Peterson and Sheriff Frank Anderson to combat criminal activity during the summer months, when crime generally trends upward.
WHEN: TODAY – Wednesday, July 11
Crews began work at 8 a.m. and will be working throughout the day.
WHERE: The near-southeast side (bounded by Southeastern Ave. on the north,
Pleasant Run Parkway North Dr. on the south, Shelby St. on the west, and
Keystone Ave. on the east.)
Crews will pick up trash and debris along streets and alleys, remove illegal signs and sweep the neighborhood for stray animals, among other clean-up efforts.
Due to the rain, city crews will return later in the week to cut down high weeds and fill potholes. The owners of all lots cleaned and mowed by city crews will be cited and have the clean-up costs placed on their property tax bill if they fail to pay their initial fines. The city will then follow through with seeking higher fines through civil prosecution for negligent property owners who refuse to maintain their properties.
The entire comprehensive summer strategy to combat crime calls for an aggressive reallocation of officers to street patrol, increased curfew and warrant sweeps, saturation patrols of high-crime areas, cleaning crew sweeps in hotspots and other efforts.
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