David Danz This is Me

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1. 1. LP News Online: February 2002: News Briefs

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   Published on: 2/1/2002   Last Visited: 2/27/2002

   In Indiana, Dave Danz has been elected to the Wayne Township Director of MCANA (Marion County Alliance of Neighborhood Associations).

2. 2. WS story - Neighborhood 12-17

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   Published on: 3/25/2002   Last Visited: 3/25/2002

   David Danz seems to have his hand in a little bit of everything. It's mostly civic interests but he also enjoys politics. Most of all, however, Danz, 42, enjoys being involved.
   
   After being the president of the Rockville, High School, Girls School Road Neighborhood Association (RHGNA), Danz has been elected to serve as one of two Wayne Township directors in the Marion County Alliance for Neighborhood Associations. MCANA acts as an advocacy group for neighborhoods.
   
   His new position as a representative on MCANA's board will allow him to work on broader issues that neighborhood organizations face throughout the township.
   
   There are 34 neighborhood associations in Wayne Township. Danz, along with Merri Anderson, the other MCANA director for Wayne Township, represents member associations only. Each association represents many homes. The RHGNA has 125 members but there are 717 homes in the area bounded by Westlake Road to the north, Jackson Street on the south, High School Road to the east and the Con-Rail tracks to the west.
   
   Illegal signage is at the top of Danz's agenda.
   
   "It's the whole sign issue that's being worked by MCANA," Danz said. "Wayne (Township) is one of the areas where that seems to be a hot topic."
   
   Signs in the right-of-way, billboards, illegal signs that are tacked up on utility poles, are all part of the issue, Danz said. The problem is very large. Still Danz and MCANA would like to see code enforcement be pro-active rather than driven by complaints.
   
   "If you don't have somebody that is calling to ask code enforcement (department) to remove illegal signage or to enforce all types of codes, nothing gets done," Danz said. "We have one zoning inspector for all of Wayne Township. At one point, I had talked to John (Meehan, neighborhood code compliance inspector for Wayne Township) several months ago, and he was something like 1,400 complaints behind."
   
   Danz adds that code enforcement tells the offenders they have an illegal sign. The violator is given time to remove the sign on their own. Then code enforcement must return to see if the sign has actually been removed. Proactive code enforcement would, Danz envisions, ticket the offenders immediately.
   
   "In my opinion, I don't know why zoning can't come out, issue a citation -- it doesn't have to be a terrible fine -- and go on about their business," Danz said. "Eventually, people would get the point."
   
   While it seems like citizens who want to remove this clutter would have the right to do so, Danz says it's not that easy. Signs posted on utility poles are considered trash and can be removed by anyone. Signs erected in the right-of-way may actually be legal.
   
   Another issue that concerns Danz is property owners that sell used autos from their front yards.
   
   "Often times, (code enforcement officers) take the phone number off the windshield and they'll call the guy and say, 'Hey, get your car out of here by tomorrow or I'll issue a citation,'" Danz said. "All that takes time. I don't know why you don't go down the street and if you see one -- don't wait on me to call and complain -- if you see one that's obviously illegal, pull over, put a citation on the windshield."
   
   Danz has a political bent. He ran as the Libertarian candidate in the 1999 election for Dist.
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   Danz owns and operates Double D Express, an emergency courier service. He just passed his state exam for real estate and hopes to be a real estate salesman by January. Danz lives on the westside with his wife Lori and their two sons. He is a fan of boxing and fishing.
   
   Danz may be reached at 486-0945, or via e-mail at davidwdanz@aol.com
   
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   Gus Pearcy/Flyer photo
   
   David Danz explaining how he caught a 27-lb. trout on Lake Michigan.

3. 3. Wayne residents take aim at crime

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   Published on: 4/14/2002   Last Visited: 4/15/2002

   David Danz, president of the Rockville/High School/Girls School Road Neighborhood Association, said staying on top of abandoned cars or zoning violations may be small potatoes, but it protects the quality of life.