My dears, if one wants proof that one person can make a difference, do I have a tale for you today.
Post of yesterday was sent out to elected officials known to this old geezer. One of the elected officials sent to was the elected sheriff of Yuba County. That be Steve Durfor. Had you been following this blog, you would be 'au fait' with how brilliant the Sheriff can be. He was the very same chap who came to the 'Ice Cream Social' in August and promised that he would get some action going with regards to drug dealers lurking about the Linda Villa. Allow MOI to tell how the Sheriff has continued to evince the community with his passionate belief in the 'broken window' approach to crime in the community.
Officer Neil Houston, another brilliant copper came by in the morn with a question for MOI. Neil wanted to follow up on his Lieutenant's directive to check out the condition, pointed out by the top copper himself.
Officer Neil is a bloody brilliant copper. Mind, he can be a bit blinkered at times. Must come with the job, you see so many wicked things, only the most wicked pop out at times. To be true, Officer Houston patrols the community round Linda Villa and has been known to keep a keep eye on things. Loads of rubbish at the bin might not be something of note.
I digress...
Officer Neil had not seen the bin area since Friday last and was gobsmacked to be told that blight had visited the Linda Villa. He saw with own eyes how horrid the bin area had become over the week-end. My dears, that is how quickly these things happen. Right good toss it be for neighbours round and travellers to hurl unwanted bits at the Linda Villa.
Dear reader, have you a clue how lovely it feels for another to view blight and dirt as you do? That the message it sends to the community is one of; "WE CARE NOT HERE". Officer Neil Houston was as put out as this old geezer and Murray Kay. Rather grandly, Neil, the good neighbour, offered to come back after he got off duty and help to remove the debris pile. Neil has a massive vehicle.
How grand was that? The Linda Villa provided a 'dump pass' and labour. Neil provided his behemoth. Lovely. Blight solved.
Speaking as a copper, Officer Neil told that in future, if persons were caught hurling rubbish about, the sheriff's department could be called and a citation can be given. Even making note of the plate number of vehicle would help track down the folks who come and dump.
It might well be that this old geezer is just 'different'. Yuba County could use more 'different'. Last looked, the elected officials work for the public. The coppers 'serve and protect', being that they are neighbours as well, the entire community is 'served' when they be brilliant.
The concern over the rubbish dumping by the elected sheriff is the second time in recent memory that Sheriff Durfor has shown how bloody lucky we be to have him doing the job. The first was when he saw quite clearly how horrid the stray cat population was and got Animal Control to help. Might as well go all in and call the man 'legend'.
My dears, it is our community. Change will only come about if folks step forward and become engaged in the process.
When next the Appeal Democrat runs a copper story, they might well give a think on how positive action, on the part of the top copper and the men and women he directs helps a community much put upon, to right self. More's the pity if the only tales told are of the horrid.
Truth be told, a snap of the cleaned up rubbish bin was going to be used with this post. Upon reflection, the one used seemed more proper. A rubbish bin, however clean, is but a rubbish bin. Proclaiming the Yuba County Sheriff Department is BLOODY BRILLIANT.
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