We (sort of) hate to say "we told you so," but it looks like our obsession with the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association's focus on trash cans was just the tip of the iceberg on the garbage can tip.
At the August 6th meeting of the SNA, which we regretfully were unable to attend due to a prior commitment (sorry, mariconsoy), details were outlined for trash can offenders. Residents across the city, not just in the Sunnyside, can bring their bins out 24 hours prior to collection and leave them out 24 hours after collection. This actually seems pretty generous to us, since we've been a lot better about bringing in our bins. Violators can be by neighbors, pedestrians, or people suffering from severe entitlement with way too much time on their hands. Also generous, but not in a good way, are the fines for violating the new law. They can be as harsh (and ridiculous) as $300 for repeat offenders. That's $200 more than the fine for parking on the sidewalk. Cars are still bigger than trash cans, right?
Even though this law was passed last year, enforcers only really began to enforce a month or two ago. Nine citations have been issued in the last 90 days, but hundreds have received warnings.
So we suggest to all ya'll trash can offenders, bring in your cans, or pay the price.
By Deborah
Photo credit: L'Examiner
