I really love my neighborhood. I can walk to almost everything I need. Granted, it has its problems. The grocery store situation could be better. The restaurants and bars could be better. But, all in all, its a great place to live. The following is taken from my neighborhood listserv and nicely sums up the greatest threat we face here in Cleveland Park:
Unkempt Shrubbery Hazard
A local homeowner has allowed his/her shrubs to grow unbridled. The hard, unyielding plants now block a corner forcing strollers and wheelchairs to jump the curb and use the street. The intersection is a busy one … very busy … and the shrubs now are endangering lives. Notes to the owner have been to no avail. What City Department is best suited to handle such complaints? (PS, a manhole is also blocked by this towering, unkempt growth.)
Truly the intersection of hyper-concern for one’s neighbors, over-education, and nothing better to do than bitch and moan meet here in Cleveland Park.