neighborhood clean up

How much longer is the city going to keep harassing home owners about petty things. Your Gutters are rusty,your shed needs paint ,your cars can't be parked in the yard etc. We need more tax money I think its time we demanded equal rights how about Middletown repairing the streets , how about getting rid of the red light cameras, SOme of the section 8 housing, Last but not least how about making AK mow their grass and quit sinking money into a dying Central Ave downtown. How about getting some Jobs in this place that don't pollute .I'm not talking opening another Dollar store or fast food joint some real jobs. Then the city council quit spending friviliously on things we don't need. Arise Fellow Middletonians lets take our city back

You're kidding, you had the cops there telling you to wash your car.....tell me you are joking.

The cop needs to learn where the home owner's property line ends in front of the house. It ends at the home side of the sidewalk. The city owns the sidewalk, the grass medium between the side walk and the street, but the property owner has assessments against his property to replace the sidewalk if needed. The homeowner has no responsibility to do anything in the street, including snow removal or pulling weeds. That's solely the city's job to do anything in the streets. The cop was out of line and wrong. As for the cop wanting your car washed- way out of line!!! You can't tow a car and impound it for being dirty. What's the matter with this clown? A call to the police chief and city manager would be made at this address explaining why I was rude to the cop for that request. NONE OF THE COPS BUSINESS unless it's an enforcible law that one has to have a clean car on ones property and one has to maintain the weed/grass population in front of their home. Was it some hotshot young cop trying to throw his authority around? Normally, I like cops and respect them, but in this case, this cop needs an attitude adjustment. Out of control authority needs to be met with resistance.

I can not believe what i am reading it almost left me speechless....Almost. I have never heard of such a thing.Wash your car or the city can tow it!!! That is ridiculous and kind a makes me want to drive around town in a dirty car and hope to run into the same officer just so we can argue. LOL This city that I love has lost its mind folks   

Well that is what I was told and I played it cool I was in no hurry to have half the PD force in front of my house. Yes the officer did look a little young but he was nice about it,I don't really think it was a power trip,I believe he actually thought that was the law and he could enforce it plus I think he was the "beautification" officer of the day.

Hmm...I drive a 2002 model that hasn't been washed since it left the dealership back in early 2002, except by Mother Nature (I leave it parked outside in the rain)!!!  Many of Middletown's finest have seen it around town, and have parked next to it at various times.  None of them have every mentioned it being "dirty", and I can't imagine any of them doing so.

Hermes >   I have a 1986 chevy s-10, I dont know when it was washed last. If a cop stops here and tells me to wash it, I will give him a bucket of soapy water and sponge and tell him to earn his money. He is not getting paid for this crap, is this some more of Aunte Anns bull sh*t.

Anyone know what the cities connection is to these low interest loans they offer to fix up your house ? With 2300 letters of repair being sent out and the offer of loans almost sounds like something the mafia would do. Have you ever found your car with a flat tire and a guy standing 5 feet away who will sell you a much needed tire for 3 times the going price ? MMmmmm.........

I say the low loans are a scam most all of us living on fixed incomes do the best we can with what we can spare. If you get a low loan and are unable to repay they will step in and take your home turn it over for a section 8 in My opinion. I personaly think as I stated before their are much more serious problems with Middletown. What good does it do to paint with the dirt and dust from unpaved streetsand polluting industry,section 8, a  school  system thats at the bottom of the pit, crime going up . Down at city hall everything is rosy they need to worry  more   about seniors , unemployed,disabled keeping their propertty up to standards. They stillsay nothing to those commerical and industrial property owners about unmowed grass deterioting buildings and those needing paint. As I said before  Middletonians  arise lets take our city back in November