How Can This Matter Be Closed?
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Whispering Pines officials: If you are not going to enforce the laws that are on our books, then get rid of our code enforcer, police department, town manager and village council, and save us all that money. A village clerk can hire outside contracters to meet our daily needs, and the county sheriff’s department can protect us.
In Portland, Ore., a man urinated into a reservoir, so the city officials emptied it of 8 million gallons of water because of possible pollution, and found and charged the perpetrator. By comparison, we have piles of dog feces all over Whispering Pines that we have to navigate through daily, especially if the neighboring dogs have chosen our properties as their special places.
The EPA and the CDC are well-documented to have found dog feces to be health-hazard pollutants equal to toxic chemicals. Not so with Whispering Pines.
A resident who has tried for six months to get the village to end the fecal health hazard in front of her house was told (in an email dated June 21, 2011) since there was a police investigation (which ended without producing any results, solutions or perpetrators), and since the Nuisance Committee found abandoned dog feces did not constitute a public nuisance (Hello — Whispering Pines, see Ordinances Ch. I, Sec. 1, Item g. No. 3), the town manager “will not utilize any more village resources in this regard at this time” and “considers the matter closed.”
The problem is unresolved, ongoing, and in Whispering Pines, illegal, so how can the “matter be closed”? I refer you back to my first paragraph.
Gail Julian
Whispering Pines
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ProudYankee 1 year, 11 months ago
Seriously? All this uproar over a pile of dog poop? What would you have the Police do, Ms. Julian? Waterboard all the neighborhood dogs to try and get a confession from the guilty party? Set up survielance cameras to record the dastardly deed? I tried to take your letter seriously, but I'm sorry, I just can't do it.
Bigguy 1 year, 11 months ago
Dear Pilot you should have an abligation to not publish letters from "unsound" people. Gail Julian is taking up space in this paper. She could addres this in The Pitch or just go around with her tinfoil hat and complain all day.
Courseaire 1 year, 11 months ago
This might help you:
Whose Poop Is This?
I’ve become a **** archaeologist.
By Margaret Curran
http://talkaboutmarriage.com/family-parenting-forums/2260-whose-poop-i-ve-become-archaeologist.html
teufelhunden 1 year, 11 months ago
I almost spit my tea across the room just now...LOL!
Arestorer 1 year, 11 months ago
In Portland, Ore., a man urinated into a reservoir, so the city officials emptied it of 8 million gallons of water because of possible pollution, and found and charged the perpetrator.
This is Stupidity at its highest level.....Those same Officialls probably went to the spa and got in the puplic hottubs....
Gail; Get yourself a stick and lay-wait for the perps..when you see them,, jab yourself in the eye and ask yourself if the poop is all that bad..
fatboy 1 year, 11 months ago
I had the same problem with neighborhood dogs. One dog in particular came up to my front porch on numerous occasions, backed up into my Wife's potted plants and deficated IN THE PLANT. After several calls to Animal Control with no satisfaction, I solved the problem with 12 ga. 00 buck.
IcanSee 1 year, 11 months ago
Whispering Pines at its best. The writer probably wants a task force formed, DNA samples taken, interorgations of all pet owners, cameras and sensors installed, and for the village to hire poop enforcement officers. Then she will cry foul when her taxes go up, claiming to be a proud member of the TEA party and living on a "fixed income".
teufelhunden 1 year, 11 months ago
All you need is a bag & a pair of tongs...
truthmatterstome2 1 year, 11 months ago
Looked like it. Smelled like it. Felt like it. Sure glad you didn't step in it. Sounds to me like you don't need a canine detective since you've already done their work and ruled out deer poop, rabbit poop, etc.
Flabbergasted 1 year, 11 months ago
I cant believe that no one in here can appreciate her concerns. I think it is rude, disgusting and a total lack a respect for someone to allow their dog to use someone elses private property as their pets bathroom without picking up after it. I, for one, am tired of it, when i go to mow my lawn and there is pile after pile of said matter. Do they have no self respect for themselves let alone the owner of the property. Clean up after your pets. Simply done.
Arestorer 1 year, 11 months ago
I do appreciate her concerns.....She's just not going to get help from the Village..She is going to have to take matters into her own hands.(so to speak).
Flabbergasted 1 year, 11 months ago
yeah, that is a no win situation. Definitely agreed. If some people would be a little more mindful of where and when their pets do the boot scootin' poopie, and clean up, we'd all be a little more relieved.... no pun intended ha ha
Courseaire 1 year, 11 months ago
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don't fence me in. Let me poop through the neighborhood that I love, Don't fence me in. Let me be by myself wizz'n in the evenin' breeze, And listen to the murmur of the Crapemyrtle trees, Send me off forever but I ask you please, Don't fence me in.
wp_resident 1 year, 11 months ago
I am a Whispering Pines resident and take pride in the cleanliness of our village, however I do not feel this matter is worth firing our village manager, police officers, code enforcer, and village council. Our police officers do a great job protecting our village and enforcing the law. I understand his matter may be serious to you, but I would rather have our police officers patroling the streets finding breaking and enterings, home invasions, speeding, drug trafficking, and suspicious people lingering around the village. I think that these are serious crimes in which peoples lives are in danger and should be investigated throughly. I do not believe that dog feces falls into that category or is an immediate threat to anyone's life.
mymindwanders 1 year, 11 months ago
I feel her pain, too. Whether it's pooh or litter people leave, utimately the cause is people who don't give a bleep about anyone else.Or themselves, for that matter. Pitiful.Seems like every generation gets taught less & less about manners.
FaithinUSA 1 year, 10 months ago
Maybe she should do as I have done ...I have 3 acres of land in the country..and the darn deer ,rabbits,racoons,squirrels,dogs,cats,snakes,even gray foxes poop in my yard. I finally gave in and I pee in the yard also.....