The City of Greensboro’s new $25 fine for ordinances regarding leaving your trash can out too long isn’t popular among many.
However, it seems as though people are paying attention and trying to stay out of trouble with the city’s trash police even though the new law doesn’t go into effect until July 1.
On Tuesday morning, June 28, the day after garbage pickup day for the Irving Park area, trash cans left on the street were few and far between.
Before the City of Greensboro announced that it would be cracking the whip on violators, streets like West Cornwallis (seen above) would still have a good number of city trash cans lining the street. However, bright and early on the morning of June 28, trashcans on Cornwallis and the surrounding streets could be found – but there were dramatically fewer at the curb than in the past.
The City of Greensboro’s rule states that garbage and recycling cans may not be put out on the street before 7 p.m. on the night before the scheduled collection – and they must be taken back from the street before 7 p.m. on collection day.
For those whose garbage is collected late in the day – or those who may have to work late – that means problems if they have neighbors who don’t like them and are eager to get them in trouble.
The city has had the rule in the past, but the new 2022-2023 city budget includes $25 fines for those who simply put out and bring in their trash and recycling cans whenever they darn well please.
This nation has really fallen. We pretend to be the land of the free, but property owners have virtually no say over they do with that property. Everything is controlled by the government. Now, even where you place your trash can is a government concern. I understand it’s a problem when cans are left in the street, but if left at the edge of the property it shouldn’t be an issue, except for that pesky neighbor who finds fault with everything and reports every leaf that falls on her property. We all know someone like that.
Cutting edge journalism.
I have an idea for the $25.00 fines collected. I vote said fines be turned over to the GPD.
Doesn’t the city have anything better to do than to “crack down” on trash can violators? Are you kidding me……$25!!!!! I would think they would be trying to better our streets and neighborhoods with better patroling for crime. Shouldn’t they be trying to bring jobs to the area for those willing/able to work. Priorities seem to be screwed up in this city and county. Time to vote with your feet and leave!!!!!
City council ….pitiful….vote wisely..
This city is nickel and diming its people to death. Not enough to tax us to death. Now imposing a fine because your trash can is left on the street for 25 hours. What else are they going to hit the people with?
So – – – how far back from the road does it have to be pulled to avoid the fine?
Really? Really? How about making money off the codes that are already in place to address yards that are overgrown; cars parked in the yards and junk littered throughout the property! Just take a drive down any neighborhood street near downtown, the east area or south GSO and revenue galore! City Council has already raised our property taxes then added on the recent budget increase during a difficult financial time.
They state it is to address the aesthetics but 20 years ago if you flew into GSO and drove Bryan Blvd into downtown it was impressive with well manicured landscaping and impressive evergreens. Look at it now! Market street going into downtown was impressive but now you’ll see trucks are cars parked in the medium, dead grass, old landscaping that died out…such a BS statement; addressing aesthetics of the city. Read the room council!
Bryan Blvd is a joke. Although they mow it periodically, they stopped edging the curbs a long time ago so the weds are now growing in the concrete drainage . . .guess they just come with the mowers and forget the edgers.
Interestingly, there’s a tree growing up beside a traffic sign in the middle the intersection of Old Oak Rodge Road and Fleming Road. Maybe it’s me, but is this how “tree happy” the current council is at maintaining overgrowth of weeds and trees? Trees and weeds from property owners are growing up around electric and telephone poles, traffic signs, and other areas in the city, yet they focus on the esthetics of a trash can in your front yard after 7 PM? Give us a break!
Vote for Justin in the next election.
One more thing, the city needs to look at the shroud (canopy. . . .more like a tunnel) of trees where inbound Friendly Road intersects with W. Market street going into town.
I didn’t realize refuse containers left on the street was a big problem. Sounds to me like some privileged character became peeved because his estranged neighbor left his can out overnight every now and again. Regardless, it’s about time the city started cracking down on the cars that are doing donuts and burnouts on public streets all over town. In my humble opinion, this should be a higher priority.
This is all about CONTROL of the CITIZENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With everything that’s wrong with Greensboro right now, this is what the city’s bubbleheads want to focus on… Amazing.
What if you get off work at 8pm are you till fined
Not in this neighborhood. There’s a house down the street with a trash can and a recycling can. There is actually 8 houses in violation in the mill village district in Greensboro. At the same time there are 15 abandoned cars without proper registration in a 1/8 mile radius. There have to be at least 30 plus serious eye sore code violations in the same radius. There are 60 plus folks who park in the front yard in a 1/4 mile radius. The best fact is they can huff and puff all they want,but they don’t have enough staff to fulfill there vision to collect fines. City doesn’t pay overtime. Pissing in the wind
Greensboro city council is a joke!! They need to all be voted out. Homeowners are being “taxed” to death already and now this? Wonder if their new “laws” will be enforced in every part of the city and not just one area. So glad I will soon be moving out of this pathetic town. Good luck to
all that have to endure this local government