Butte Falls bulletin. (<1994 Dec.->) 1994-current, August 01, 2002, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextGR EETINGS FROM JOHNNY LAW .... JUNE/JULY 2002 REPAIRING THE DAMAGE? PROBABLY, SO. BUT GREATER M IRACLES HAVE HAPPENED.THE SECOND PROBLEM IS AS M OST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW , I ONE THAT W ILL REQUIRE THE COOP BECA i AE YOUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE ERATION OF M ANY OF THE TO W N ’ S ON JUNE 17TH. CITIZENRY TO CORRECT. IT W AS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION RATHER QUICKLY THAT THE TOW N OF BUTTE FALLS HAS HAD DIFFI-CULTY RETAINING POLICE PERSON-NEL LONG TERM DUE TO FI I W ASN'T NANCIAL LIM ITATIONS. SURPRISED, THEREFORE, W HEN PEOPLE STARTED ASKING ME, "DO YOU LIVE IN TOW N?" AND "ARE YOU GOING TO STAY AROUND LONGER THAN THE LAST CHIEF?" I GUESS THE FEAR IS THAT IF I DON ’ T LIVE IN TOW N THAT I W ON ’ T STAY LONG TERM. RESPONSE TIME HAS ALSO BEEN A CONCERN OF M OST PEOPLE. THE ANSW ER TO THE FIRST QUESTION IS YES. IN TOW N. I DO LIVE ANSW ERING THE SECOND QUESTION W OULD ONLY CONSTITUTE SPECULATION. I W AS, HOW EVER, COM MITTED ENOUGH TO CLOSE DOW N MY CALIFORNIA LAW PRACTICE IN ORDER TO TAKE THE PO SITIO N. I ’ VE TH IS IS A MATTER OF CODE ENFORCEMENT AND NUISANCE ABATEM ENT . PER SONAL PROPERTY ITEM S ARE BEING STORED ON PUBLIC RIGHT OF W AYS ALONG ROADS OR IN ALLEYS. THEY INCLUDE INOPERABLE VEHICLES OR AUTOM OBILE PARTS, PORTABLE CAR COVERS, TRAILERS, PILES OF W OOD, TRASH AND OTHER SUCH ITEM S.THESE ITEM S BLOCK ACCESS DURING FIRE, POLICE AND PUBLIC W ORKS EMER GENCIES. NUMEROUS PORTABLE CAR COVERS ARE INSTALLED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OR ARE INSTALLED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY W ITHO UT REQ UISITE BUILDING PERM ITS. M ANY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES CONTAIN LARGE AM OUNTS OF UNSIGHTLY, OFFENSIVE OR HAZARDOUS DEBRIS CONSTITUTING PUBLIC NUISANCES. IT REAL COMM IT-M ENT.W E ARE NOW PROVIDING THE TOW N W ITH ON-DUTY W ILL BE THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO CAUSE EACH OF THESE CONDITIONS TO BE CLEARED. POLICE SERVICE SEVEN DAYS A W EEK. IT IS NOT MY OBJECTIVE TO DICTA- I BELIEVE THIS DAILY COVERAGE HAS ALREADY HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT- TORIALLY TELL PEOPLE W HAT THEY ON THE OVERALL SERENITY OF THE PROPERTY. I AM EVEN ADOPTED A CAT. NOW THAT'S TOW N. ANY TOW N OR COUNTY RESIDENT INTERESTED IN IM PROV-ING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AND AROUND THE TOW N IS W ELCOME TO CONTACT r 1. WATER AND GZ7. u k OILLlNC POLICY EDU'S (equivalent dwelling units) A. ALL EDU's and all services will be charged Operation and Maintenance fees and Bond fees each month. EXCEPTION on 0 & M fees: 1) . Disconnection for demolition will be pro-rated to disconnection date. 2) . Shut-off for non-payment will be pro-rated to disconnection date. B. VACANT EDU'S: Only Bonds and 0 & M fees will be billed against property if land owner/agent notifiesTown Recorder of vacancy. C. Empty lots with sewer and water hookups will be billed for bonds and 0 & M only. 1 D. Empty lots with water (no usage) and no sewer hookup will be billed for water bonds and 0 & M only. L‘ . Empty lots with water (usage) and no sewer ‘ uokupwill be billed for water bonds, O&M and jsage only. CAN AND CANNOT DO ON THEIR OW N 2. STRONG ADVOCATE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. HOW A. W ill be responsible for payment of water and sewer services. EVER, IN A LAND OWNER/AGENT CIVILIZED SOCIETY LATE PAYMENTS CERTAIN LIM ITATIONS ON OFFENSIVE 3. OR INAPPROPRIATE USE OF PROPERTY A. After 30 days of non-payment a shutoff notice will be mailed to the landowner or agent and services will be shutoff after a 15 day grace period. ME AT 865-3200 TO SCHEDULE AN M UST BE ENFORCED FOR THE BENEFIT OFFICE M EETING ON THE SUBJECT. IN OF EVERYONE IN A COM M UNITY. IF SPITE OF OUR BEST EFFORTS, THERE YOU HAVE QUESTION AS TO W HETHER ARE ALW AYS GOING TO BE LAW EN YOUR PROPERTY CONTAINS A CODE 4. A. A fee of $20.00 will be charged to reconnect services. FORCEMENT PROBLEMS. TW O ARE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN. THE FIRST IS VIO LATIO N, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, BEFORE I CONTACT YOU. THAT OF VANDALISM . ALTHOUGH IT IF YOU FIX IT. I DON ’ T TICKET. I ISN ’ T THE ONLY INCIDENT, THE FIRST LOOK FORW ARD TO W ORKING FOR YOU THING I HEARD ABOUT W HEN COM ING AND W ITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TO BUTTE FALLS W AS THAT NEW PIC FRIENDLY W ELCOME, ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION.... NIC TABLES AT THE FALLS HAD BEEN THROW N INTO THE CREEK. THAT ACT HAS TO HAVE COME FROM THE NOT JOHN F. LAW SON, SO - INSPIRED THINKING OF A M ENTAL CHIEF OF POLICE. W OULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO E/PECT THE SAME PEOPLE TO RECTIFY W IZARD. TH . DAMAGE BY VOLUNTARILY PULLING THE 1 4BLE OUT OF THE CREEK AND (The song “ I Fought the law, but the law W on ” keeps com ing to m ind.... I like this guy... Cory H .) TT 5. RECONNECT FEES DEPOSITS A. Owner/agent billing for services will require one (1) month basic rate deposit before service can begin. B. Empty lots with no water and sewer hook- ups will not be billed. This billing policy will take effect with the July 2002 billing cycle. The bills will be mailed out to the Landowner/Agent the first week of August If you have any questions, please contact Butte Falls City Hall between the hours of 8 AM and 1 PM at 865-3262. THE BUTTE FALLS TOWN COUNCIL