City of Yuma will begin sending out friendly sidewalk notices
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The City of Yuma is asking for the community’s help with keeping the city clean.
Starting next week, the city will send out friendly notices for people any debris or dirt from the sidewalk in front of their home.
“That will assist our department, the Public Works Department, to maintain the larger items, the larger events, that we’re still trying to address within the community,” said Joel Olea the Director Public Works.
Bill Moody, a Yuma local, says he does not mind that the city is sending out these notices.
“Folks should take care of their stuff and that includes cleaning up the sidewalk in front of your house or your business after a storm, it makes it easier for everyone if people just take care of their own property,” Moody says.
The city explains how the process of receiving a notice will work.
“Make that first visit, hopefully they’ll get that taken care of, if it’s significant then we’ll have a second visit asking the resident to participate in it and the whole thing is simply trying to get compliance, for those areas that may be of concern in blocking the sidewalk for pedestrians,” Olea said.