Old West Side

Props to Trevor for some Total Market Burn.

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The corresponding city code:
Chapter 82 LITTERING AND DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS

7:92. Litter in public places or upon private premises.
No person shall throw or deposit litter in or upon any street, sidewalk, park, or other public place, or upon any private premises, except in waste receptacles or in officially designated refuse disposal sites.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78)

7:94. Litter thrown by persons in vehicles.
No person shall throw litter from a vehicle.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78)

:97. Distributing handbills or newspapers.
No person shall throw or deposit any handbill or newspaper upon any sidewalk, street, park or other public place except for drop-off distribution points for newspapers to be delivered the same day as distributed. However, it shall not be unlawful for a person to hand out or distribute a handbill or newspaper to any person willing to accept it.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78; Ord. No. 15-02, § 4, 4-15-02)

7:103. Owner to maintain premises free of litter, handbills and newspapers.
The owner or person in control of private property shall at all times maintain the premises free of litter, handbills or more than three days accumulation of newspapers. Provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the storage of litter in authorized private receptacles for collection.
(Ord. No. 14-64, 3-30-64; Ord. No. 63-78, 11-6-78; Ord. No. 15-02, § 5, 4-15-02)

“Garbage piling up on sidewalks”? Bit of an overstatement here? I was expecting Calcutta.

The Ann Arbor Journal people were at the art fair, and I asked the guy at the both about this complaint – unwanted newspapers being delivered and considered trash. His take was that newspapers have first amendment protection, and so it is a protected status to be able to deliver them. Also, he said anyone who doesn’t want the free delivery (they have a small area now) can call Washtenaw News and ask to be skipped. You can also ask to be included. He also said he has heard no complaints or a single negative comment about the Ann Arbor Journal, including the delivery method. I don’t know who delivers the other ad pieces, such as pictured here. It should be possible to stop it.

I found the Journal boring, I read it part way through and then forgot to finish. I’ll try and give it another go.

Just reporting his comments. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out in the next few months.

The “Food, Fun & Fitness” paper that Trevor photographed is a publication of the A2News, so I’m guessing that’s the last one of those. However, I believe AnnArbor.com plans its own version of a Total Market Coverage product for households that don’t subscribe to their print edition (the same group that FFF is delivered to). Guess they should be prepared for more Total Market Burn.