ATLANTA -- A group of Atlanta residents say the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's weekly ads are littering their neighborhoods.
David Eckoff pointed out the litter that he said he finds in front of dozens of Virginia Highland homes. "Week after week they are piling up," said Eckoff.
The advertising circular, called the AJC Reach, is delivered weekly to driveways across Atlanta. But Eckoff said many delivery drivers throw it onto the sidewalk or into the street.
The publisher, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, used to deliver the ads by mail. They wouldn't answer CBS Atlanta's tough questions on camera, but a spokesperson said the rising cost of postage forced them to make a change.
"It's unacceptable to reduce cost for a company by increasing litter throughout my neighborhood, and many others throughout Atlanta," said Eckoff.
Those neighborhoods include the Kirkwood area, where Jeffery Childers lives. "Every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I simply dread," said Childers. "When I'm out walking the dogs, my litter pickup is two to three times greater than it is on any other day."
AJC officials admitted there have been problems with the national delivery company they hired. They put a phone number on the front page for residents who want to cancel delivery to their home, or vacant homes in the neighborhood, but Eckoff said it's not enough. He started a Web site, StopAJCReach.org, to urge residents to boycott Reach advertisers.
"It's one point of economic pressure we can put on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to make them stop," said Eckoff.
The president of Pro-Carpet, which advertises with Reach, told CBS Atlanta he agrees with residents' concerns. He said he even asked the publisher to go back to mail deliveries, but was told they didn't have the budget.
If you have a question about Reach delivery in your area, or want to cancel delivery, call 404-526-9473.
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http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/23017222/detail.html
Are Atlanta Newspaper Ads Breaking City Law?
Ordinance Regulates Ad Circulars On Private Property
By Lesley Tanner, CBS Atlanta Reporter
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/index.html
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ATLANTA -- Winnie Currie said she spends her afternoon walks looking for the AJC Reach advertisements that litter her street. Currie said the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's delivery methods are annoying and illegal.
"It's not the proper way to deliver fliers," said Currie.
City code states that handbills, including ad circulars, can't be thrown onto public property. CBS Atlanta found several on public sidewalks and in the street. And even the ones on private property must be "placed or deposited in a manner reasonably designed to prevent the handbill from being blown or drifted about."
CBS Atlanta tried to ask officials at the AJC tough questions about the law, but were asked to turn off the cameras and leave the building. A spokesperson came outside to speak with the reporter, but said no one would be available to do an interview.
CBS Atlanta also contacted the Department of Public Works, which enforces the law, and officials there said they contacted the AJC, and if changes aren't made quickly, they'll start writing citations. Residents like Currie are skeptical.
"When the fliers start showing up on the porch, and not on the sidewalk or in the front yard, I'll believe it," said Currie.
In a written statement, AJC officials said they are working closely with local government and residents to comply with city ordinances.
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Almost gave up on the guy. I guess I should call the AJC and tell them that their spy was late for work!
Arrived 9:53, Left 4:05
Honda Civic BKL 344
I have a series of cameras keeping an eye on the street in front of my home in Kennesaw. Early last month I noticed some unusual activity in our quiet neighborhood. Cars sitting at the curb in front of my house with one individual in them, sitting there for hours at a time. I both photographed them and also called the local PD who responded twice to my calls and at least once to a neighbor across the street who must have also called in about the activity.
My initial thoughts were that it was some sort of private surveillance of a home in the subdivision, perhaps it was even Dog The Bounty Hunter Jr. My efforts to get info from the local PD were at first less than successful. Yesterday I emailed the Chief of Police Westenburger and this morning I got a personal call from him about what was going on.
The people/cars in front of my house were there courtesy of the AJC to keep an eye out for any misdelivery of their papers from the route carriers they use. I have 4 blogs critical of the AJC and have made a bit of a pest of myself so I guess it a case of 'the wheel that makes the most noise' getting some attention.
Obviously I am pleased to know that there is nothing sinister being investigated in my neighborhood and I am also a bit amazed that the AJC has gone to this extent to monitor their carriers. I will leave any editorial comments to others to make as I am still scratching my head over the information.
Top: On the job from 8:58 am to 12:53 pm, then lunch and back at 1:10 pm until 4:27 pm.
The photos here are not from my camera system but from a personal camera I used once the activity came to my notice via the fixed cameras.
The problem with a single guy sitting in front of someones house for 7 1/2 hours is that it attracts attention. Here is a neighbor who has his daughters with him asking the guy what he was up to.
Monday and Thursdays the Atlanta Journal Constitution supplies a watcher to sit in front of my house. Must be a boring job, but on this particular day it is suppose to be the hottest day of the summer.
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