Marysville resident discusses concerns about neighborhood

A house wrapped in black plastic, vehicles with expired tags or no tags sitting on local lots for months, and junk-cluttered front porches.

Butch Schmitz has had his fill of such scenes in the neighborhood that surrounds his home in the 500 block of Alston.

The Marysville resident came to City Council in late March and told members it was time to do something.

This isnt the first time that I have complained to local officials about this problem and it probably wont be the last, Schmitz told the council. Its high time that you do something about it other than just send out letters or issue citations. There are very few of you who would put up with this crap in your own neighborhoods for very long.

Were aware of them. Were working with the property owners, said City Administrator Rick Shain.

He said city inspector Dave Richardson has talked to the owners.

He tries to handle it on a personal basis and visit with them face to face before we take further action, Shain said.

Schmitz said earlier Monday that hed noted the plastic was removed from a nearby house. He hopes changes will continue.

I think one of those houses is coming down, Shain said of another nearby home that burned in a fire earlier this year and is now being cleared.

Shain said he would talk to the council about revising existing housing code to add new minimal standards for housing.

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Marysville resident discusses concerns about neighborhood