Though there is a great increase in crime these days, there is a way to help with it. This is by vacant lot clean up activities. Studies have shown that overgrown lots are a signal to criminals that there is a lack of pride in the neighborhood. These also give a convenient place to hide drugs, guns, and other criminal activities. Where the grass and weeds are tall a criminal can easily hide in it, and even remain hidden.
In many cities, citizens in the area do the mowing. The city pays them, but a much lower cost than that of a professional service. This allows the people in the community to earn a little extra money, plus they gain a little more pride in their community. In some cases, volunteers get together as a community committee and mow the areas with combined responsibility, taking turns and not charging, saving their city money, but still keeping the area clean.
Some cities are also charging fines for overgrown lots and requiring they be made presentable. They are also using ordinances to acquire properties from owners who receive repeated citations for neglect. In potentially prone areas, they are taking things into their own hands and doing the work, at the owner's expense.
Contrary to all the controversy over gun control as a means to lessen crime, this approach has fewer objections. Most approve of it. With this method, everyone benefits from the efforts. That is, all except the criminal. Neighborhoods take responsibility for their own areas.
Maintenance of abandoned properties by the city costs up front, but it is cost effective overall. Less crime, increase in property values, and reimbursement by citizens who received this maintenance help offset some of the cost. Studies have estimated that for every dollar of expense, twenty-six dollars are recovered.
Contributing to the decline of a neighborhood, trash is often dumped in these abandoned areas. This further discourages home owners from keeping up their own yard. A severe decline in the community results, causing a loss of pride as well. There is also danger to children playing there, and disease that is caused by the trash.
Ordinances, called mow to own, have been considered by some cities as a solution. This provision allows a person living next to an abandoned area to mow and clean it up over time and be able to get it for free or for a very low amount. This not only means the vacant yard will be cleaned, but it encourages the home owner to keep their own yard in perfect condition. If there are many neglected areas in a city, this allows them to rebuild the areas.
Downtown areas are the focus in many cities. Volunteer groups got from one abandoned lot to another and clean them up. They choose a different one each week, making their rounds. If they come back the second time and it has not been maintained, they let the owner know they won't be back again until the owner takes responsibility for their own improvements. This helps those cities who have a neglected downtown area and want to rebuild it.
In many cities, citizens in the area do the mowing. The city pays them, but a much lower cost than that of a professional service. This allows the people in the community to earn a little extra money, plus they gain a little more pride in their community. In some cases, volunteers get together as a community committee and mow the areas with combined responsibility, taking turns and not charging, saving their city money, but still keeping the area clean.
Some cities are also charging fines for overgrown lots and requiring they be made presentable. They are also using ordinances to acquire properties from owners who receive repeated citations for neglect. In potentially prone areas, they are taking things into their own hands and doing the work, at the owner's expense.
Contrary to all the controversy over gun control as a means to lessen crime, this approach has fewer objections. Most approve of it. With this method, everyone benefits from the efforts. That is, all except the criminal. Neighborhoods take responsibility for their own areas.
Maintenance of abandoned properties by the city costs up front, but it is cost effective overall. Less crime, increase in property values, and reimbursement by citizens who received this maintenance help offset some of the cost. Studies have estimated that for every dollar of expense, twenty-six dollars are recovered.
Contributing to the decline of a neighborhood, trash is often dumped in these abandoned areas. This further discourages home owners from keeping up their own yard. A severe decline in the community results, causing a loss of pride as well. There is also danger to children playing there, and disease that is caused by the trash.
Ordinances, called mow to own, have been considered by some cities as a solution. This provision allows a person living next to an abandoned area to mow and clean it up over time and be able to get it for free or for a very low amount. This not only means the vacant yard will be cleaned, but it encourages the home owner to keep their own yard in perfect condition. If there are many neglected areas in a city, this allows them to rebuild the areas.
Downtown areas are the focus in many cities. Volunteer groups got from one abandoned lot to another and clean them up. They choose a different one each week, making their rounds. If they come back the second time and it has not been maintained, they let the owner know they won't be back again until the owner takes responsibility for their own improvements. This helps those cities who have a neglected downtown area and want to rebuild it.
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