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What An Eyesore!


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Before
Wednesday morning as I walked to the KMHC courtyard I notice an event/ceremony going on outside the Hamilton Police Services central station which is located next to our building.  Many police officers and local dignitaries were in attendance and everybody was dressed in their finest. 
Watching the event from the courtyard I look to my left and what do I see!   Old furniture stacked up, two mattresses with brown stains and other debris leaning against the trash bin that’s been sitting there for a while. The lawn needs mowing and bushes need trimming. The public can see this mess, how embarrassing!  Can you imagine what the Chief of Hamilton Police Services was thinking!  I do, because the next day I notice a female bi-law officer doing a perimeter inspection of the KMHC building and later in her vehicle writing up a report.  I assume she wrote an infraction or warning to Urban Native Homes Inc. to clean up their property.  When did UNH’s get to the point where ground maintenance is secondary!  Years ago this would have been unheard of. 

Thursday UNH’s was delivered a Bi law order from the City of Hamilton.  Friday (this morning) only two office staff Chrystal and Melissa showed up for work, later they got down & dirty by cleaning the grounds, mowing the grass areas and getting rid of the eyesore furniture at the side of KMHC building.  I applaud these young ladies for being so coy on the reason they were cleaning KMHC.  It will be Christmas in July when UNH’s staff can fool me.  :P
After
I do not want my residence to look slummy, I take pride where I live which is why I do my part by volunteering my time to clean all windows on my floor at least once per season and trim the trees in front of the KMHC building.  Yet not once did I get a “thank You” from Urban Native Homes Inc.  

Btw - June is Aboriginal month celebrations, please check out your area for Native Pow Wow events. 

Tk
Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada

Comments

Anonymous said…
Bulk garbage is to be picked up by the city when resident calls it in. If there is a bin there why dont the tenants out their garbage in it instead of just laying it on the side like that. Is there a manager on site that lives there? And shouldnt that be their job as well??

June 11, 2017 at 5:09:00 PM EDT
Tony King said…
Only household trash packed in large garbage bags are allowed in the locked trash bin.
June 11, 2017 at 7:44:00 PM EDT
Happy said…
Actually why is it that we do put it there? And not in the bin?
June 12, 2017 at 6:36:00 AM EDT
Tony King said…
Today Hamilton Police Services had another ceremony at the entrance. I notice photos posted on social media use KMHC as the background. Let this be a lesson to UNH's to keep KMHC in ship shape because you never know when the cops will be around. ;)
June 12, 2017 at 10:49:00 PM EDT
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