South Pittsburgh Reporter - Serving South Pittsburgh Since 1939
By Al Lowe Contributing Writer   Building inspectors need help
of neighbors to be effective   June 9, 2009  "A lot of what we
do is not easy."  That was the message Wayne Bossinger, field
operations manager for Pittsburgh's Bureau of Building
Inspections, conveyed as guest speaker at the May meeting of the
Allentown Community Development Corporation.  "We can't clean up
every mess…We can do a lot. We need the input of neighbors to
help us," Mr. Bossinger said. "We can't promise we'll solve 100
percent of the problems. We will make a difference by the end of
the day."  He heard complaints that night about several "problem
properties" in the neighborhood. Also, District Magisterial
Judge Richard King told him that he felt it took too long for
complaints filed by building inspectors to reach his office. He
said he might not get a complaint about summer's high grass
until the fall or winter.  "I do sympathize with them," said
Councilman Bruce Kraus