Do I Have a Case? What Should I Do?

A.,

You don't say where you live, so I'm not sure if this will work for you. I live in Hillsborough County, and we called the sherriff's department to ask if there's anything we can do about chronic speeding on our very narrow road. They immediately sent out a community service officer to check out the situation. He saw the problem and was eager to help. He has arranged to have more speed limit signs posted, and to personally visit anyone who speeds frequently. You may make some progress if your town has a community service officer. We were very impressed!
Good luck,
J.

A.,

I can only guess at your frustration!! I would be completly unimpressed as well! Im not sure what you can do legally but I would go with the video idea.

Record what you can and take it to the TV stations and to the county and demand some kind of response. Once things become public knowledge the law has a way of getting involved.

Good Luck!

A. C
Hi and How are you? First of all I understand you completey and would not my home surrounded by this type of non-sense, Second of all i could really give you a big spill about what i think!!!!
But short and sweet is what i will make it =) I would have the police to my door each and everytime this happens....this is the only way something will get done because after so many calls and reports they bring it to boards attention and something will be done! the next thing on top of that you can do is write a letter or go have a interview with the owner of this Kids center! This is Totally Non-sense....I back you up 100% good luck sweetie
M.

You definitely do have a case. What you should do is call your city hall and ask to talk to code enforcement. Tell code enforcement the problems you are having ... I am sure the business is breaking local codes. Also, ask your neighbors ... if any of your neighbors are having the same problem, have them call also. If code enforcement isn't helpful, then type up a letter and send it to your city commission. Have all your neighbors do the same thing ... or you can all sign the same letter. I live in Oldsmar and there's a business nearby that's been getting alot of complaints. When they complained to the city commission, suddenly code enforcement was all over the business and now the problem has been resolved.

PS That's great that your letter to the business has helped. Keep a copy of it, and make notes about who at the business you talked to and what their response was. This will be extremely helpful in case they don't honor their promises to you ... you can show that you have tried to work directly with the business.

Yup...it's only fun until someone gets hurt (and it's not hysterical then, either.) Be a squeaky wheel; my husband and I had a problem that we brought to the attention of one of the TV channels; within ONE HOUR we had cooperation from the party that was literally giving us fits!! Get some of their reporters on the job of making people aware of dangerous situations. Keep calling BOTH departments and get support from your neighbors...there's power in numbers. Also, has anybody actually called Celebration Station? A signed petition from residents might be a good idea. I'm betting that if more parents were aware that this place isn't all about safety for their young ones, they might not be so happy to spend their money there. It's possible that Celebration might see their neighborly responsibility in a different light if their business suffers from bad publicity.