A CLEAN SWEEP! NORTH MIAMI WORKS TO RID CITY OF INOPERABLE CARS
North Miami, FL – May 12, 2006 – May is Hurricane Preparedness Month and with that in mind, the City of North Miami, under the direction of Mayor Kevin Burns, has initiated a sweep to rid the city of as many inoperable vehicles as possible. Throughout North Miami there are a number of cars or other vehicles that would be considered “junk” that can pose an environmental and public safety hazard. North Miami code enforcement officers are targeting these types of inoperable vehicles as its first step towards improving the city’s look.
“These type of vehicles give North Miami a bad image,” stated Mayor Kevin Burns, “old, rusting vehicles are eyesores but beyond that, they can cause damage to surrounding properties during hurricanes, they offer places to hide for criminals and they are an ideal home for breeding rodents.” The Mayor also pointed out that the city’s Code Enforcement and Police Departments are working together on the sweep and that we are “providing information on organizations that accept these type of vehicles for donations.”
Organizations such as America Can – Cars For Kids (1-866-835-KIDS) and Donate cars.com (1-877-2DONATE) offer free towing and a tax-deductible receipt for inoperable vehicles in any condition.
In the first four days of the operation, (April 28 – May 5, 2006), 284 junk or derelict vehicles were discovered on private property and 62 junk or derelict vehicles were discovered on the swale/public property. The property owners have been cited and they have the choice of either abating the violation or appearing before the Special Magistrate on May 23, 2006.
For additional information on this operation, please contact the North Miami Code Enforcement Division at 305-895-9832.
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North Miami, FL – May 12, 2006 – May is Hurricane Preparedness Month and with that in mind, the City of North Miami, under the direction of Mayor Kevin Burns, has initiated a sweep to rid the city of as many inoperable vehicles as possible. Throughout North Miami there are a number of cars or other vehicles that would be considered “junk” that can pose an environmental and public safety hazard. North Miami code enforcement officers are targeting these types of inoperable vehicles as its first step towards improving the city’s look.
“These type of vehicles give North Miami a bad image,” stated Mayor Kevin Burns, “old, rusting vehicles are eyesores but beyond that, they can cause damage to surrounding properties during hurricanes, they offer places to hide for criminals and they are an ideal home for breeding rodents.” The Mayor also pointed out that the city’s Code Enforcement and Police Departments are working together on the sweep and that we are “providing information on organizations that accept these type of vehicles for donations.”
Organizations such as America Can – Cars For Kids (1-866-835-KIDS) and Donate cars.com (1-877-2DONATE) offer free towing and a tax-deductible receipt for inoperable vehicles in any condition.
In the first four days of the operation, (April 28 – May 5, 2006), 284 junk or derelict vehicles were discovered on private property and 62 junk or derelict vehicles were discovered on the swale/public property. The property owners have been cited and they have the choice of either abating the violation or appearing before the Special Magistrate on May 23, 2006.
For additional information on this operation, please contact the North Miami Code Enforcement Division at 305-895-9832.
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Fri, May 12, 2006 - 3:19 PMThat happened in Oakland 5 years ago. It was brutal. It was Oaklands answer to Blight. And regentrification. City workers would actually try to break into peoples yards to ticket and tow. That was right before the Dot com dump. -
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Fri, May 12, 2006 - 6:03 PMI sort of want to write the mayor and ask him which car part is it that breaks down and makes an old swayback car more susceptible to being dangerous during a hurricane than a prissy new one. -
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Fri, May 12, 2006 - 6:42 PMOld heavy cars are les prone to blowing around.
Richmond got weird about this a few years ago. -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 8:07 AM>>Old heavy cars are les prone to blowing around.<<
OUR HERO!
I looked this guy up. A white, queer real estate agent hoping to raise property values. Ugh. There is still actual hurricane damage from last year that needs addressing. I don't see how fining people is going to help that. -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 8:31 AMReal Estate is dumping right now, so the agents gonna scramble to do anything he can. -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 12:23 PMA screw anchor and a chain keeps the cars from blowing around. -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 6:30 PMKimric, do you recommend a choke chain or simple collar for an Econoline van? :)
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 6:30 PMWe aren't in a dumping phase yet. I am not sure we will either. I think he wants to gentrify the city. North Miami isn't total ghetto and there are worse places, so I don't think it would be too hard to push the values up and the poor people, who can't pay much more, out. The situation is such that the poor have got to stay where they are if they own a modest home. Anyplace they move into evn if it is the same value, they will have much higher property taxes, so it's impossible to get rid of the poor. There is also a lack of affordable housing, so I'm not sure where the poor will go even if they have to go. But if they can't pay the property taxes, the county will just take the property and throw them out on the street. It's very disgusting to see someone being tossed out on the street because they could not pay a couple thousand dollars to the county. Especially this one. Most of the taxes go to the schools and there has been a lot of corruption in the school system with building contractors. Ugh.
My prediction with the property market is that it will continue to stay strong. People are fighting over condos as is. "Investors" from up North are buying units for their retirement. Also, every area that had a hurricane has seen property values go up, so that's done nothing. The rental market will see a giant shift from apt buildings to rented condo units. Only today, I noticed two new condo conversions and some the other day. "Landlords" will not own one building with several units. Instead they'll own several units across several buildings or a few in one building along with other condo owners.
Anyway, that has nothing to do with cars, but I"m a blathering fool. :( -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 8:23 PMCheck this blog out and you may rethink; patrick.net/housing/crash.html -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 9:22 PMI don't live in the Bay Area. :P
The most that I suspect will happen here is a leveling off and a return to normal increase rates. -
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Sat, May 13, 2006 - 9:34 PMnews.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBJ1PVYFLE.html
If that passes, the market will go wild again.
Also, what you have here is people overpricing their properties. One person in my buidling was asking for $170K for a 380sq ft. studio which is beyond absurd. No refurbishing either. A year ago one with a balcony sold for 95K. Buyers know this and are waiting for people not to be so stupid. But my developer friend has no problem selling out pre-construction units when they are priced accordingly.
(Also, we have a lot of foreign buyers. It's still cheap with foreign money and then you have the Venezuelans who are putting their money into Florida real estate as a hedge against Chavez going all Cuba on them.)
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Sun, May 14, 2006 - 8:16 AMThe City of Dallas has an auction every Monday morning. They sell between 200 and 400 cars every week. The abandoned cars that are picked up months prior are put right back out into the public's hands and end up sitting in a different neighborhood. Or they get bought by car dealers and tossed out back to be fixed up for later (or used for parts...or used as a chicken coop). Or they get bought by junkyards who set them up to be stripped out to keep other junkers running. But I just think it's funny that all these cities use "litter abatement" laws to take people's cars away, then they get sold to someone else who is just going to set it aside. Maybe to be picked up again in a few months.
Can you say cash cow, boys and girls? I knew you could.
I don't care either way. If they take my broken car and try to charge me $300-$500-$800 to get it back, I'll just wait for the next auction and pick it up for $50 or $100. Did it before with a blue '89 Century. Had bought it on eBay for $250 and drove it back here to Dallas. Drove it for almost a year before the towing company at my buddy's apartment decided to pick it up one night. Since I hadn't transferred the title, I couldn't get it back. Then I remembered, that if it's sold on a storage lien, it gets a Texas title. So I waited for the auction, and bought it for $125. Got my title for another $33. The storage charges were more than that, and I'd still have an untitled car. So I made out pretty good. Next time I buy something out of state or with a lost title, I'll have the city pick it up, and then I'll buy it back from them. Costs less than bonding out a title, yahoo!!! -
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Sun, May 14, 2006 - 9:46 AMHahahahha
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