Springfield homeowners would have to clean up messes in the alleys behind their houses or face fines, according to an idea being floated by Alderman Cory Jobe.
The State Journal-Register reports Jobe wants an ordinance that would require homeowners to remove broken glass, trash and other debris from the area between their rear property line and the alleyway.
Fines would be small at first, but would grow each day if a property owner fails to correct the problem.
Jobe says any such new law, if approved, probably would not take effect until next spring.
