Житель Лейк-Хасаву-Сити 42 года жалуется на деградацию города из-за роста арендаторов и нарушения правил благоустройства

Editor: I moved to Lake Havasu City in 1984, making me a 42-year resident. Back in 1984 I saw a much happier town. The people that moved here were families with children that planned to start a new business, and young adults and retirees that planned to start a new life in Havasu. Today we have people who move here with their toys whose only thought is to enjoy the lake on the weekends and holidays. We have people who come here as renters and VRBO people. We no longer have neighbors and neighborhoods. My concern is that our residential looks like a town in decay. It's a town that looks as though it has no zoning, no restrictions. It's a town that allows any number of vehicles to be parked around a home, not only on the driveway but on dirt and gravel. So it is not unusual to see pick ups, trucks, cars, off-road vehicles, trailers, jet skis, boats and RVs amidst weeds in what should be a neatly kept yard. It is not unusual to see a yard in the golf course area or any part of town that doesn't have weeds. Code efforcement says there is no weed control until the weeds get to be 2-feet tall. There does not seem to be any restrictions against hoarders who stash possessions all over their yards that should be stored inside a garage or storage unit. People are no longer coming here and having an interest in bettering our town. Large, older homes in great locations are sometimes purchased by people who are obviously operating a business out of that house or perhaps there are multiple families living in this dwelling to pay the rent or the mortgage. The city has done an outstanding job in Lake Havasu of keeping up the landscaping that they are responsible for (which is considerable), especially our parks. Our commercial has grown a lot and it looks attractive and clean. Without the city's efforts and our commercial, we would look like a town in decline. A town in decay. I have spoken to our code enforcement many times and the last time they reported that there were over 750 code violation complaints. And, my concern is: there doesn't seem to be anything we can do about it. kAm}2?4:6 t496G6CC:2k^Am kAm{2<6 w2G2DF r:EJk^Am kAm,bgb [email protected] ^Am