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M/CLOUDY Temp: 41 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Saturday, December 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend December 4, 2002 Since You Asked Landowners responsible for driving distractions Allow us to break tradition here, as we take the liberty to combine a couple of recent questions. Both involve the potential hazard to drivers when they are forced to pull dangerously far into an intersection to see around someone’s overgrown bushes or other vegetation. — SYA World Headquarters Different-sized streets have different requirements as far as how far back residents must trim their vegetation. According to Cory Crebbin at Medford Public Works, concerned citizens are asked to call in and leave their name, number and location of the overgrown landscaping that blocks driver visibility. Public Works crews then go out and look at the site in question, and if they find that the growth violates the ordinance requirements, they notify the landowner. The landowner is usually given several weeks to take care of the problem before the department comes out and does it themselves. Contact your public works department to report visibility-blocking vegetation. In Medford, the number is 774-2100. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S