This can range from overgrown yards, empty property lots, abandoned homes, loose trash.
It’s part of an initiative in the 2025 budget to have workshops across town to improve services, communication, and responsiveness.
It’s really to help fix any problem in your neighborhood, ranging from overgrown yards, empty property lots, abandoned homes, and even loose trash.
District 3 Councilmember Phyllis Viagran said another big problem on the southeast side of San Antonio is unused alleyways.
Viagran says alleyways that aren’t used for trash pickup, CPS Energy, or another utility company become overgrown and then are used for homeless encampments, and illegal parking.
If you’re going to Wednesday’s meeting, the councilwoman says it opens for any conversation on how the city can repurpose these areas.
“I appreciate when we do this is the conversation of activating spaces that are vacant,” said Phyllis Viagran, District 3 Council Member. “So you can do that with a community garden. You can do that with an art piece. There’s so many ways that we can activate spaces, but it does take a commitment from the community in the neighborhood to be the ones to maintain it.”
Viagran says other possibilities that can come with community feedback is getting streets paved, sidewalk improvements, additional brush pickups, and rezoning to have local businesses in the community.
Wednesday’s meeting is at the Southside Lions Senior Center from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Learn more about code enforcement on the city’s website.