What about the Rats?

The City Manager Gus Vina cancelled the City Council Meeting scheduled for this Wednesday*.  He made this decision last Wednesday despite protest.  The official response from city staff when people notified by email called to enquire was that there just wasn't anything on the agenda.  As Vice Malarky President Joe Biden said in last week's VP debate, "malarky."

We wrote about the rats, the neighbor's dilemma following the Sept. 17 meeting.

The staff was to follow up on the neighbors' concerns in the case of the rat infested hoarder house at 703 Passiflora Avenue.  What's the story code enforcement?  More importantly, what's the story Glenn Sabine? As stated by the public speaker,

The Code Enforcement Staff were praised for working 100's of hours, diligently. But, it has wasted thousands of taxpayers dollars. The City Attorney is charged with failing the people of this city while protecting the property rights and privacy of the hoarder above all else.

This neighborhood has suffered for 4 years without a solution.  It has been 5 weeks since the item was placed on the future agenda list.

Rats indeed.

And here's a thought, what about a meeting devoted to oral communications? Like the January style Goal Setting?  Maybe to address what community members feel about progress on named goals?

No, the excuse offered was a facile one - we don't trust it for a minute.  This is political.  Mayor Stocks is under fire and is feeling sick. Apparently the City Manager is on board or on notice.  We can only guess as usual.

* Corrected to read Wednesday rather than today.

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Rats! Attorney Glenn Sabine FAIL

For some of us this is our very worst nightmare, infestations of rats - along with mice infestations and a murder of crows in our neighborhood.  Since 2008 the people living in the same neighbor hood as the 703 Passiflora Avenue property belonging to a hoarder have had to cope with rats, stink and dead animals as well as the disgusting mess of garbage piled high. It's been their plague for four years.

Last night, Sept. 12, 2012, brought three of these neighbors to present their plight to the council.  Jonathan Hulsh, Thea Scott-Garner and Rudy Monica respectfully, patiently explained the details with photos.

The Code Enforcement Staff were praised for working 100's of hours, diligently.  But, it has wasted thousands of taxpayers dollars.  The City Attorney is charged with failing the people of this city while protecting the property rights and privacy of the hoarder above all else.

This was a really troubling account (IMHO). It is frightening to be invaded without power to stop the intrusion.

It stood in stark contrast to most of the evening's orchestrated booster rally with Rotary friends, developers, vendors, staff and survey consultant that could be considered a tax payer funded boon for the incumbents' campaigns.

Councilwoman Teresa Barth threw some cold water on the self-congratulatory delusion that council members were responsible for citizen satisfaction for Encinitas.