Stamping Out Neighborhood Nuisances

Learn about programs intended to keep your neighborhood safe and clean at a community meeting Thursday, April 16, at 6 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Hosted by the Code Enforcement Commission, the event will include updates on city-sponsored programs. There are three main items on the agenda:

• Pasadena’s Deemed Approved Ordinance was adopted by city council to enable city officials to monitor liquor stores that were established before conditional use permits were required. If any of these non-CUP establishments violates state or local laws, conditions can be placed on them ranging from prohibiting the sale of single containers of alcohol of 12 ounces or less to providing security in the parking lot.

• The city’s MASH program (Maintenance Assistance and Services to Homeowners) hires local residents to provide safe and affordable home repairs at no charge to qualified seniors and people with disabilities. (Services are also available for a reasonable fee to all homeowners.) While providing vital job training, the program also helps reduce broken windows, falling-down fences, overgrown yards and other signs of blight in Pasadena neighborhoods. (Call 744-7627 for details.)

• The graffiti abatement program removes ugly scrawls from public and private property within 48 hours after a call is made to the hotline at 744-7622.

For more information on the community meeting, call 744-4633.