02-08-2019, 10:42 AM
(02-08-2019, 08:36 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: We don't know for sure what MacNeil meant.
''fantastic" could be they did clear it really quickly.
For clearing people's opinions of fantastic could differ...
Okay, sure. I take "fantastic" to mean something positive, in the opinion of the director of bylaw enforcement in this case. Whether she means "fantastic" as in "quick" or "thorough," you're right that we don't know.
My point was just that the "proactive enforcement" forces would be better spent reacting. Per the Record article, of 1,700 "homes" proactively inspected, 381 notices were issued. Of these, some proportion were "fantastic" according to staff but not in compliance with the bylaw (which, if enforced to its letter, would not see any sidewalks in compliance almost ever) and, of these, only one required a contractor be called.
In contrast with that, reacting to 861 complaints led to an unknown number of notices issued (I wonder why this number was left out), and 35 referrals to contractors. Clearly, focusing on complaints address more actual issues.