Have you contacted the City of Ansonia, Blight Officer? His position is to fine and place consequences for houses like that throughout Ansonia.

Yes Jenn understood,
but re-thinking this issue as -Addressing- mentioned below, I don't want to rock the boat if the city should handle the bigger picture first. With those former factory & existing factory in place around Main St. that makes this problem seem so small. Maybe if they set the big brother example first then the neighbors will start caring.

I would like to agree but does not help the value of the properties in the area. I don't live near a factory and the law is the law. Other areas handle this and would not put up with it. One of the reasons I am no longer happy here. City just keeps letting things go

Agree with Mona and all commenting here-in.
The City of Ansonia; knowing budgets are extremely tight, seem to overlook our larget corporations within clear sight of city hall. Budgets are just as tight for home owners today.
Will it get to the point of armageddon when the brick and broken glass will just disintegrate and implode to the point of no return around North Main's main entrance to the city.
I saw a couple of 3lb Rats not to long ago exiting the receiving area of Farrels, across from Eagle Hose one hot summer night.
HERES AN IDEA...Ansonia clean-up day, we can all get permission from the Corporation property owners and roll on a donated supply of paint at minimum to a least brighten up the front door.

Francis, the issue of the blight officer needing to handle bigger issues (i.e. factories, businesses, etc) excuse is unfortunately irrelevant. We all know the City will take their time rocking the boat with a bigger tax basis when applying fees and fines for blight compared to a household.

I know exactly which house you speak of. However, you are ultimately the one affected as this is driving down your house value more than mine, so you have to be comfortable making the call to James Tanner, Blight Officer in Ansonia....

I did call the blight officer. Don't see a change. He could just send a warning and not have to get out of his car. Neighbors put up with it and are unhappy but no one wants to cause trouble. I have been waiting many years for it to get cleaned up but enough is enough. Soon I will probably see her on TLC hoarders!

Ironic Find on this comment dealing with a similar issue posted in the New Haven Register. I guess were not the only disatisfied citizens in town:

"Agree thru Frustration" wrote:

" As a long time resident of Ansonia I am embarrassed to say I shop out of town too. The business world changed many years ago and the volunteers and elected leader(s) in Ansonia seem to resist change or need an economics course in the ever so obvious ways to fix the decrepit downtown Farell and ACB buildings. Forecasting your economic conditions early for the future is for the talented. Ansonia needs to better manage the old spoiling products left in storage and monitor the companies that are operating at the bear minimum with lack of compliance. Then you can consider the new ideas of development but not until you clean-out the old. Yes the barely surviving factories generate needed tax dollars but they also play a roll respecting their neighbors by setting an example being a responsible civic entity providing common sense esthetics. Just keep looking the other way Administrators and you will soon see more social cases, entitlement program population, depressed retirement age living population, growth in rental the community and abandon shopping carts already present within the immediate area scaring away your valued productive citizen. "

Seems the blight officer has had some effect. I applaud his efforts. Owner seems to be making an attempt to clean up but has used the same excuse for 6 yrs. She is moving. Not so and the garbage just kept piling up. Unregistered auto still there but property is a little better. I will keep checking it and hope they finally got the message. Have put up with it for a long time. This is not a budget issue. This is an owner who must get off their butt and clean. Why are they bringing junk that they find from other peoples garbage (she searches the neighbors) then just dumps on her lawn and leaves it there. Then in the middle of the night she throws her garbage in other peoples trash can. I only wish that someday this person moves. The rats will then leave Farrel and find her home.

Ok so grass has been cut and the junk is now in piles all over yard. Is that taking care of the matter by property owner? Car is still there unregistered and junk is still there. Apparently not really concerned of what the blight office says. This is the same person that yelled at a truck parked in front of her house. That was a blessing. It covered the property up from street.

Finally cleaned up. Thank you blight officer