Old Town West Neighborhood (neighborhood directly west of hospitals)

The public sidewalk on the east side of the 600 block of Jewell Avenue is in a state of severe disrepair. The sidewalk has many significantly uneven sections, large cracks, and tall weeds and grass growing aggressively through the sections. Entire stretches of the sidewalk are now more cracks and weeds than they are intact concrete. For individuals in a wheelchair or who are unsteady on their feet, this sidewalk presents multiple mobility challenges. This is not a new issue (it's been rough for years) but the weeds and general deterioration have accelerated over the summer months. It is unacceptable for a sidewalk connected to a healthcare facility and owned by a corporate entity with sufficient funds to properly maintain their property to allow the sidewalk they are legally obligated to maintain to remain in this condition.

I’ve attached your county photo from 2016 and this house was boarded up then! This person does not maintain their house. The gutters are off, the trees are growing everywhere, grass is overgrown, graffiti was sprayed on the back door (thAt I personally painted over bc it was inappropriate). How can this person continue to keep this house like this? I just purchased the house right next door. Topeka—clean stuff like this up. I’m doing my part by purchasing property and cleaning up. He shouldn’t be allowed to have a boarded up run down house on a block that is looking so great.

This property was demolished in the past two weeks. What is the plan and timeline for removal of debris and materials from the site? It is a safety hazard and an eyesore. This property is owned by Kent Lindemuth.

815 SW Lindenwood has had large piles of raw garbage and broken household items laying near 4 trash carts for over a month. It does not appear house had active trash service though someone is actively dumping trash on the site. Owner has had ample time to address issue. Property owner is Robert McElroy of Prairie Acres LLC.

This property caught fire this week. There is still an individual staying at the property even though the fire completely destroyed the home. When the individual is not causing havoc in the yard, he’s sleeping or sitting in the truck in the driveway. It’s unsafe for anyone to be in this home and the yard all night long. This morning there was a small fire in the backyard where this individual was Burning something.

This punk rides wheelies up and down the alley multiple times (up to 20 times!) per afternoon, revving the throttle incessantly. He makes a strange whooping noise when he is directly behind my fence. He does this only when I am in my back yard working in my garden.
He also rides wheelies up and down Lindenwood and all over the neighborhood with zero regard for residents, their children and our pets.
He called me a b!tch yesterday for recording him then proceeded to pull his phone out to record himself breaking the law as he repeatedly passed my location pointing his camera toward me and my yard in the background.
I have this all on video.
My backyard is a place where I am supposed to have reasonable expectation of privacy.
The alley is NOT a place where he is entitled to reasonable expectation of privacy - as alleys are part of the public domain. It is not unlawful for me to record his transgressions in the public domain but it is against the law for him to harass me and attempt to intimidate me.
This has been going on for a couple years now and I have had enough. Please tend to this ongoing problem as it has now escalated into overt harassment.

Neighbors moved out and have left yard debris, garbage, and old furniture piled by the street behind the house. As you can see it is spilling out onto summit street.

Owners have built a piece-meal fence of sorts out of various items. It looks like something out of Sandford & Son.

The truck & trailer that usually parks there overnight has been parking on the property directly behind their house in their back yard.

The dirtbike dummy is back at it. Back and forth, back and forth. All afternoon. Into the evening. Yesterday, the day before and today, and RIGHT NOW. Please make this guy stop harassing the neighborhood.

I am reporting that two teenage boys have been harassing my neighbor. My neighbor is mentally ill.
I'm not gonna call them kids. Because they're old enough to know better.Knocking and running, taunting him, etc.

I have also seen these same punks and with a teenage female walking up the street looking into every parked car they passed.

I have also witnessed the trio sprinting down the street, looking over their shoulders while running, and one can't help but wonder what exactly they're running from? They were trying to use someone's yard to cut over to Summit from Lindenwood but they kept encountering dogs, hah!
Next time I see them I'm gonna try to find out where they live. They need a stern "talking-to" at minimum.
Description: both white, thin, maybe Five foot tall(?). Look like they belong in a trailer park. Look like they have bad attitudes. They spout foul language loudly too.
Disgusting.
Neighbors be aware.
Lock your cars.
Secure your fences.

this car on summit from the house on LindenWood is gonna get someone in an accident.