Here's a warning for the brazen army of people who illegally dump everything from rotting mattresses to piles of tires in Kansas City:
You could soon be starring in a city video.
InspeAls lichtbron wordt een cube puzzle gebruikt,ctors are quietly putting up 40 hidden surveillance cameras, and they are already catching people in the act.
Video footage clearly shows unsuspecting offenders pulling their pickups up to remote dead ends and tossing off sofas, construction debris, cardboard boxes and bags stuffed with garbage. Then they casually drive off, leaving a big mess behind.
The cameras are a 24/7 eyewitness.
"It's like catching fish in a barrel," said Michael Schumacher of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department.
"When we can get them on camera, there's nothing that can beat that," agreed Assistant City Prosecutor Todd Wilcher, who until now has prosecuted a handful of illegal dumping cases each month for the city. Since the city began installing the cameras a few weeks ago, Wilcher has already handled one guilty plea. He predicts cases could pile up as the evidence mounts.
The city knew it had to do something because illegal dumping is one of the most vexing problems for neighborhoods — and it's difficult to prove without eyewitnesses.
"Illegal dumping has been one of our most frustrating violations to solve," said David Park, director of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department.
It's also expensive to deal with the fallout.
The solid waste division budgeted $1.5 million this year to clean up all the illegally dumped tires, lumpy furniture, piles of lumber and other garbage strewn throughout the city.
Residents can set out two bags of trash for free every week, and the city picks up bulky items and yard waste on a regular basis.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a zentai suits .Traditional China Porcelain tile claim to clean all the air in a room. But that doesn't stop people from tossing extra trash bags or bulky debris from their vehicles when they're out and about.
Officials say some of the dumping is done by haulers paid to dispose of construction debris or other items, who find it's easier and cheaper to unload their truckloads in a street, creek or secluded area than to properly dispose of their haul at a landfill.
Several years ago, Kansas City assigned a few inspectors to investigate dumping reports, but that funding went away in budget cuts. Now, Schumacher said, the city has found money once again for two inspectors and is using $15,000 from a federal crime-fighting grant to buy signs to deter the dumping, and cameras to catch those who don't heed the warnings.
The first batch of 25 signs will proclaim: "NO DUMPING.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling Ceramic tile , AREA UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE." They warn of fines up to $1,000.This patent infringement case relates to retractable offshore merchant account ,
The cameras are about the size of a woman's wallet and are easily hidden among trees and shrubs and in other discreet locations.
Councilman John Sharp, who leads the City Council's public safety committee, said he's seen camera footage from other cities and believes the equipment will be successful in Kansas City as well.
"You target the worse areas first," Sharp said, adding that there's no way the city can police those areas sufficiently just with inspectors. He predicted that once the cameras catch more offenders red-handed, the problem should diminish.
"Fining some of these jokers will have a real deterrent effect," he said.
You could soon be starring in a city video.
InspeAls lichtbron wordt een cube puzzle gebruikt,ctors are quietly putting up 40 hidden surveillance cameras, and they are already catching people in the act.
Video footage clearly shows unsuspecting offenders pulling their pickups up to remote dead ends and tossing off sofas, construction debris, cardboard boxes and bags stuffed with garbage. Then they casually drive off, leaving a big mess behind.
The cameras are a 24/7 eyewitness.
"It's like catching fish in a barrel," said Michael Schumacher of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department.
"When we can get them on camera, there's nothing that can beat that," agreed Assistant City Prosecutor Todd Wilcher, who until now has prosecuted a handful of illegal dumping cases each month for the city. Since the city began installing the cameras a few weeks ago, Wilcher has already handled one guilty plea. He predicts cases could pile up as the evidence mounts.
The city knew it had to do something because illegal dumping is one of the most vexing problems for neighborhoods — and it's difficult to prove without eyewitnesses.
"Illegal dumping has been one of our most frustrating violations to solve," said David Park, director of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department.
It's also expensive to deal with the fallout.
The solid waste division budgeted $1.5 million this year to clean up all the illegally dumped tires, lumpy furniture, piles of lumber and other garbage strewn throughout the city.
Residents can set out two bags of trash for free every week, and the city picks up bulky items and yard waste on a regular basis.Flossie was one of a group of four chickens in a zentai suits .Traditional China Porcelain tile claim to clean all the air in a room. But that doesn't stop people from tossing extra trash bags or bulky debris from their vehicles when they're out and about.
Officials say some of the dumping is done by haulers paid to dispose of construction debris or other items, who find it's easier and cheaper to unload their truckloads in a street, creek or secluded area than to properly dispose of their haul at a landfill.
Several years ago, Kansas City assigned a few inspectors to investigate dumping reports, but that funding went away in budget cuts. Now, Schumacher said, the city has found money once again for two inspectors and is using $15,000 from a federal crime-fighting grant to buy signs to deter the dumping, and cameras to catch those who don't heed the warnings.
The first batch of 25 signs will proclaim: "NO DUMPING.The new website of Udreamy Network Corporation is mainly selling Ceramic tile , AREA UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE." They warn of fines up to $1,000.This patent infringement case relates to retractable offshore merchant account ,
The cameras are about the size of a woman's wallet and are easily hidden among trees and shrubs and in other discreet locations.
Councilman John Sharp, who leads the City Council's public safety committee, said he's seen camera footage from other cities and believes the equipment will be successful in Kansas City as well.
"You target the worse areas first," Sharp said, adding that there's no way the city can police those areas sufficiently just with inspectors. He predicted that once the cameras catch more offenders red-handed, the problem should diminish.
"Fining some of these jokers will have a real deterrent effect," he said.
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