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    Social Security - Everyday, all day.. Its pretty sad

    Social Security

    4.0(4 reviews)
    0.5 miAustin

    I was in and out. No more than 15 minutes. Had no discrepancies. Found a parking spot with no…read moreissues either. Have to give them five stars.

    I went here this morning to put in an order for a social security card. Now this place is located…read moreon North and Laramie which is basically the hood. So the fact that it was the hood AND the social security administration I was ready for it to be a bunch of loud ignorant folks when it actually wasn't. The place was really nice and extremely orderly. When you walk in it can be a little confusing because there are no signs telling you what to do. However, I will tell you (so you won't be wandering around looking lost like me!). When you walk in go to your left to get in line for the computer. When you get to the computer follow the directions on the screen. When you're done it should print out a number for you. Then you should walk to the tables in the back and fill out an application for your card. Then you sit and wait. Someone will call your number over the loudspeaker and direct you to a window and voila! that's it. Pretty easy right? So back to my experience. I think I only had to wait about 5 mins before my number was called. this was surprising because the place was pretty packed. The good thing is that there are like 20 windows (the majority of which were actually open) which means you don't have to wait for one or two clerks to help all 700 of you. When i got to the window the lady was very nice. She saw that my birthday was coming up and she wished me a happy early birthday! I thought that was nice. She was extremely pleasant and quick. I was in and out of there in under 30 mins. :-)

    Village of Oak Park - Oak Park likes to spend  taxpayer money TWICE - EVEN  THOUGH the last project was completed in 2006!!

    Village of Oak Park

    1.8(78 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    The Village Hall seems helpful but in reality, they are not. When you think you will get a…read morecallback, you will not and as a result, it is impossible to get issues resolved. I don't know what is going on but it also looks very understaffed every time I go so that might be the reason.

    Oak Park's parking enforcement department has a serious selective enforcement problem, and I have…read morethe documentation to prove it. Time and time again, I have witnessed two vehicles parked in close proximity where one has more severe or repeat violations and receives absolutely nothing: no ticket, no citation, no warning. Meanwhile, a vehicle with a valid license and a paid permit parking pass gets cited for something trivial. This is not an isolated incident. This is a pattern. At this point I have to ask, what is driving these decisions? Because from the outside, it doesn't look like enforcement. It looks like targeting. There is no logical explanation for why the most egregious violators walk away clean while compliant, paying residents get penalized. The people who are actually invested in this community: paying for permits, following the rules, deserve fair and consistent treatment. That is the bare minimum expectation of any municipal department. Right now, that expectation is not being met. This is not something I'm going to let go. I will continue to document every instance, continue sharing what I find with community members, and continue escalating this through every appropriate channel available until there is real accountability. The hypocrisy here is not just frustrating, it's a legitimate problem that deserves serious attention.

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