Bates-Hendricks newletter, 2015-05

              Bates-Hendricks Newsletter
2015
May
It’s Payback Time!
Immanuel United Church of Christ is located at the corner of East Street
and Prospect Street. They have been very good to Bates-Hendricks
Neighborhood and our association. They allow us to use their building for
our meetings, steered us to Northview Church and their Good Neighbor
Weekend project, and help with other projects in the area.
At their next national gathering, June 5-6, they have set a goal of assembling
1,000 School Kits and 1,000 Hygiene Kits. Each local association has
been asked to collect two specific items for this project. The Southeast
Association (of which Immanuel is a part) will be collecting 1,000 Hand
Towels (approximately 16” x 28”) and 3,000 spiral notebooks (single
subject).
Perhaps the good neighbors in Bates-Hendricks would be willing to donate
some of these two items. The items need to be turned in by Sunday, May
10. The next Bates-Hendricks Neighborhood Association meeting is Monday, May 4. Consider
bringing these items to the meeting and we will see that they are given to the church. You
probably could bring these items to the church any day they are open, too. Bates-Hendricks
Secretary, Lydia Brasher, will be the contact person: secretary@bateshendricks.org.
City Issues Reminder About Maintaining Lots
The Department of Code Enforcement (DCE) wants to remind citizens that the City’s high weeds
and grass program will begin once again this season.
In the coming weeks, the City of Indianapolis will dispatch inspectors to visit neighborhoods that
have had the highest rates of weeds and grass violations. DCE inspectors and mowing vendors
will assess various areas around the City in order to encourage property owners to properly
maintain properties and lots, which can also help minimize blight in neighborhoods. Vegetation
over 12 inches in height is considered high weeds and grass.
Property owners who receive a notice of violation have five days from the date the notice is
mailed to mow their overgrown property. If a property owner fails to mow the property, the City
will send a mowing vendor to mow the property and will bill the property owner for the service
at a rate of at least $353 per lot.
Residents may report a high weeds and grass violation by calling the Mayor’s Action Center
(MAC) at 327-4MAC, by logging on to RequestIndy at www.indy.gov/requestindy, or by using
the RequestIndy Mobile Application. More information about the City’s high weeds and grass
program is available at www.indy.gov/weeds.
Don’t Forget to Bring in Your Trash Cart(s)
Aside from looking “trashy”, leaving your carts out after the trash has been
picked up makes using the sidewalks dificult, especially for people with
strollers and those in wheelchairs. Sometimes trash carts block the sidewalk
so much that people are forced out into the street, which can be dangerous
for pedestrians. Be a good neighbor and make sure your trash cart is brought
in from the curb after each Tuesday pickup. Thanks!