A vacant lot at the corner of W. 40th Avenue and W. 55th Place in west Tulsa has been cleared after 2 News Oklahoma’s reports about neighbors’ complaints about tall grass and weeds on the lot made it dangerous for drivers to see oncoming traffic when turning the corner.
Lisa Burt said she called 2 News when her complaints about the lot to Tulsa’s 311 complaint center failed to get action from the city.
“For about 3 years now, I’ve been complaining every year about it,” Burt said.
When her first complaint this year was filed in April, code enforcement classified it as a priority-3 case — its lowest priority level — which can take up to 90 days for an officer to investigate. By mid-summer, the backlog of such cases is typically a couple thousand priority-3 cases mostly involving trashy or overgrown lots.
For 3 years, 2 News has reported on the frustration the backlog of Priority 3 cases causes neighbors of blighted properties because it takes so long for code enforcement to check on their complaints…