Fixed: Atlanta (Fulton)
Susan Cobb hopes something can be done about a missing trash can.
“I live in West End, and West End Neighborhood Development invested in landscaping the Joseph E. Lowery islands and the clock tower near and at the corner of Joseph E. Lowery and Oak Street. We are proud of the visual improvements, however loiterers are leaving trash behind the sign, on the sidewalk, and in the street, marring the landscaping that was done,” Cobb said.
She said a city installed trash can was originally at the corner of the clock tower site, but it disappeared shortly after the landscaping was completed.
We learned the issue has been addressed.
Days on list: 106
Who got it fixed: City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Interim Commissioner James Jackson, 404-330-6240, jamesjackson@atlantaga.gov
Item: Midtown (Fulton)
John Dark has a problem with a beautification effort in Midtown.
“After four years of planning and construction, Midtown Alliance appears to have abandoned any maintenance responsibilities for the beautification plantings and sidewalk at the bridge on Peachtree Street over I-75/I-85. The plantings are overrun with weeds and need mulching and litter is strewn on the sidewalk. It is much worse on the east side because I’ve been weeding the west side,” he wrote.
We received a quick response from the Midtown Alliance.
“The most recent plantings were completed this past summer on the Peachtree Street north bridge over I-75/85. Midtown Alliance’s operations team has been maintaining the site regularly. As there is no irrigation on the bridge, the planting is xeriscaped. The reader may have mistaken the drought tolerant plant material for weeds. Some of the plants have started going dormant and require pruning,” said the group’s marketing director Brian Carr.
He said his team is at the site on a weekly basis removing trash, graffiti, and pruning plant material as needed and another work detail is scheduled to be in the area within the next week.
“Note that Midtown Alliance is currently entertaining proposals from several landscaping companies to create a solution that is aesthetically more appealing while also drought resistant,” he added.
Days on list: 1
Who’s looking into it: Midtown Alliance Director of Marketing and Communications Brian Carr, brian@midtownatl.com.
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