Addressing Dumping at VHS

[wander]

Hi all,

Lately people have been leaving trash on our property. The garbage bags are drywall scraps, probably dumped by a contractor who wanted to avoid paying the disposal fee.

These are some steps I took to discourage that behaviour.

I bought some signs and an mock video camera:

The camera has a flashing LED so it looks a bit more active.

I think we should mount a motion sensor security light but I’m not sure how it can be powered.

@Majicj is being awesome and doing a dump run tomorrow (March 4th) at 9am, so that should at least remove the trash that is currently left.

I also took down the ancient and rotted no parkings signs so that the place looks a bit better kept. I’m open to other suggestions on what we can do to prevent people from doing this.

[TomKeddie]

Be very careful they might be dumping the drywall because it contains asbestos.

[Janet]

Let the city deal with stuff dumped in the alley. Here’s where to report.

Report issues and request services with Van311

[Majicj]

Took all the crap to the North Shore Transfer Station this morning.

Hopefully the signs and camera help although I have my doubts. I like the idea of a motion activated light.

[Variable]

As an aside, is all the graffiti on the back door recent?