Juneau is considering a plan to fine residents at homes requiring an excessive number of police calls, officials said.<\/p>\n
A Juneau Police Department official outlined the plan for the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Monday, KTOO-FM reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n
A state law enables the city to fine owners of property that have been the subject of large numbers of police calls within a certain time frame, police said.<\/p>\n
Police spend a disproportionate amount of resources on a small number of properties with frequent calls, said Juneau Police Department Lt. Jeremy Weske.<\/p>\n
“Where before neighbors may have just felt like it was something that they had to put up with, I think now we’re seeing that people are trying to push back and take their neighborhood back, and I don’t blame them for it,” Weske said.<\/p>\n
The proposal suggests a $400 fine for every police visit after a property exceeds criteria set by the city.<\/p>\n
Safeguards would be established to prevent abuse of the fine system by landlords or vindictive neighbors, Weske said.<\/p>\n
City Manager Rorie Watt cited examples of problematic downtown properties, including one the city demolished after deeming it a public nuisance.<\/p>\n
“I think economic pressure on that ownership group would have helped move to speedier resolution of a responsible party taking charge of those properties,” Watt said.<\/p>\n
The Assembly asked Weske to work with city staff to draft an ordinance outlining the number and type of police responses and specific consequences to bring to a future meeting.<\/p>\n
\u2022 This is an Associated Press report.<\/b><\/p>\n
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