Green Ticket Law – Code Enforcement Code Enforcement Officer, Chris Stockbridge, updated the NEWRA Clean Streets Committee on Green Ticket law enforcement in the North End. Stockbridge works the night shift and said they are finding 15-20 violations per night. He noted that bagging is better with less CVS-type bags being put out by residents. Read More…
NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee discussed this week the many issues associated with improving the cleanliness of the neighborhood, including the new green ticket law and the possibility of year-round mechanical street cleaning. Green Ticket Law Enforcement Now that unpaid green ticket fines are being added to property tax bills, there has been increasing debate on Read More…
NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee is gaining momentum. The group is working on several new initiatives, but is starting to see significant improvement toward the cleanliness of the neighborhood. This is a report from their well-attended Tuesday, May 18th meeting: North End Cleanup Program Many streets are benefiting from the City’s North End cleanup program. Frank Read More…
On Friday, March 5th, Boston’s City Council held a hearing on the “Green Ticket Law,” recently passed by the State legislature and signed by the Governor. Each municipality, including Boston, has the ability to “opt-in” to the requirements that would add fines to a property owner’s next tax bill for violations of trash and cleanliness Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz will be on “NightSide with Dan Rea” on WBZ-AM-1030 on Tuesday night, February 23rd. The show starts at 10:00 pm and will last one hour, including a call-in portion of the show. The focus of the radio show will be on the recently passed Green Ticket law. Related posts: Governor Signs Read More…
Governor Deval Patrick signed the Green Ticket bill into law bringing new trash disposal compliance mechanisms closer to reality. Currently, if the city wants to issue a citation to property owner for a trash violation they have no authority to collect on the fines they hand out. With the ‘Green Ticket Bill’ these unpaid citations Read More…
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, who represents the 3rd Suffolk District including the North End/Waterfront where he resides, wrote an op-ed in this week’s South End News, titled Why the Green Ticket Bill Was Worthy of a Maiden Speech. “Tradition is a big part of the House of Representatives … From the way members address each Read More…
In his maiden speech in front of the House, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, supported the House Bill 3588, known as the “Green Ticket Bill.” Each new member of the House legislature chooses a bill on which to make their “maiden” speech, often on an issue of importance to them and their community. Michlewitz, a Democrat Read More…
House Bill 3588, known as the Green Ticket Bill, passed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives on Thursday by a vote of 143-1. The bill now goes to the State Senate, where it appears to also have broad support. The Green Ticket Bill adds some teeth to tickets issued by Code Enforcement for violations of Read More…
The State legislature ended its 2009 session last week without consideration of the Green Ticket Bill, which is now likely to be brought up in January. Passage is still looking good, but the delay to 2010 was due to other policy and budget issues taking more time than expected before the State legislature recessed for Read More…
NEWRA’s Clean Streets Committee is asking residents and merchants to send in the following letter in support of the Green Ticket Bill to our State representatives. The Green Ticket Bill is an important step in improving the trash problem in the neighborhood.
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Here is a summary of the House Bill #3588 (Green Ticket Bill) and testimony from the City’s Inspectional Service Department (ISD) that explains why the bill is so important. House Bill #3588 is anticipated to be favorably voted out of Committee but still has a bit to go.
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz attended this week’s NEWRA Clean Streets Committee meeting to speak about the Green Ticket Bill. Code Enforcement issues “Green Tickets” to trash violators with $25-$40 fines. Currently, the tickets are not very effective because so many are not being paid. Violators simply don’t take the tickets seriously. Michlewitz estimates over $5 Read More…