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Avenues folks put trust in Becker

mirror | 12:23 a.m. Aug. 7, 2008

I have no confidence in the Avenues Community Council since they bully people with no fear of repurcussion. They certainly do not represent me as a resident.

Anonymous | 7:47 a.m. Aug. 7, 2008

As an individual with an ownership interest in property in the avenues, I would have to agree with Mirror. One of the things that came out in the audit was that the City needed to dictate how the community councils were to interact with the government, but nothing has been done on that front. Remember, the community councils have aided in creating the perceived dysfunction, as stated in the planning audit. The avenues want a special notice of each and every permit that comes into the city, including routing building permits. Want to remodel your basement, better tell the avenues first.

HJ | 2:15 p.m. Aug. 7, 2008

I agree with the previous posts. I recently added a garage to my home in the avenues and went through the appropriate process to get a permit. Since the permit was for work that is appropriate to the area, it's no one else's business what I did. They should be paying more attention to the homes that are allowed to totally disintegrate, or rentals with absentee slumlords that don't put a dime back into the property.

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aves owner | 10:39 p.m. Aug. 7, 2008

I agree. I'd like to see more consistency in enforcement of existing laws, but not more restrictive red tape and addl approvals from the neighborhood busybodys, who are themselves dysfunctional. For instance I think it would be helpful to distinguish between new construction and remodel/maintenance of existing buildings in the aves. Down with the GACC!

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