City aids alley, easement clean-up
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News from the City of Polson
POLSON — The City of Polson is working in partnership with utility companies and emergency services to cleanup and rehabilitate alleyways and easement/rights of ways for safety and navigation issues.
City staff will be completing an inventory and condition assessment of all alleys, right of ways and easements within the city limits of Polson. Some of the issues the City will be looking at are:
• Vegetation growing over fences or from yards out into the alley right of way
• Vegetation and woody debris piles stacked in the alleys or on right of ways and easements
• Trash, appliances, vehicles and other encroaching items
After completion of this inventory, city staff will be developing a priority list and will be notifying residents of their responsibilities in regards to the alleyways and rights of ways.
In conjunction with the Fall Cleanup Days, Friday, Sept. 12 and Monday, Sept. 15, the city is asking residents to check their alleyways and to remove all vegetation growing out into the alleys or onto the easements.
Please stack all trimmed vegetation, downed branches and other woody debris next to the street for city staff to pick up. Small debris such as leaves or grass should be placed in trash bags for easier pickup.
This cleanup is in accordance with Polson Municipal Code, Title 7, Chapters 7.04, Section 7.04.060, “It shall be the duty of the owner, agent, occupant, or lessee of property to keep premises free of litter, rubbish, garbage and unkept foliage,” and, “Persons whose properties face on municipal sidewalks and boulevards are responsible for keeping that portion of the sidewalks and boulevards adjacent to their property free of garbage, litter and rubbish. The same responsibility extends to properties that face alleys.”
The City needs residents to remove all trash, garbage, appliances and vehicles that are being stored in the alleys, easements or right of ways that could be an obstacle to navigation.
If the encroachment issues are not removed within 10 days of notification, city staff will be mechanically removing all vegetation, woody debris, trash, garbage, appliances, vehicles and any other encroaching items and will charge the property owners with the cost of this removal.
Any questions should be directed to Karen Sargeant, Parks Director at (406) 249-5123. “Let’s all work together to make Polson a great place to live, work and play,” Sargeant said
