Officials Take Steps to Stop Scavengers : IRVINE
The city and the sanitary district will divide the $5,000 annual cost of hiring a part-time code enforcement officer to watch out for dozens of scavengers who sift through residents’ trash, a growing problem in the city.
Members of the sanitary district board agreed to split the cost at the district’s meeting last week.
They also agreed to print stickers saying “Scavenging Is Illegal” and place them on the sides of the city’s trash-hauling trucks and on residents’ garbage cans.
“The signs will be real basic but real clear,” said Florine Reichle, assistant manager of the district.
The signs will also be printed in English, Spanish and Vietnamese--and made available at City Hall in the next 10 days, Reichle said.
The sanitary district hopes the new code enforcement officer, to be hired by the end of the month, and the stickers will help put a stop to what has become a thriving industry that has upset some city residents, according to Reichle.
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