MONROE — You couldn’t miss them even if you tried.

Dozens of city staff meandered through the streets of Sutton Park on Wednesday, clad in bright yellow vests with “City of Monroe” inscribed on the back like a team jersey.

As part of Sutton Park’s neighborhood walk, city staff mostly took notes on any ordinance violations and answered any questions from the few residents who approached them.

Although the walk was supposed to include both employees and residents, turnout for the latter group was sparse.

“I was expecting to see more neighbors out walking, but I know some had to work today,” said Ron Cureton, neighborhood president.

The walk began at Sutton Recreation Center at 2:30 p.m. and ended there at 4 p.m. Throughout the walk, code enforcement officers stopped several times to deliver fliers to residents in violation.

“When they first came out, why didn’t they tell me then?” resident Walter Smith asked Maribel Andon of code enforcement after he was told a blue truck parked on the side of his house was against city ordinances.

Andon said there’s been a lot of confusion among residents about the codes that cover where residents can park their cars. Parked cars aren’t allowed anywhere but on gravel or paved driveways, or behind a house.

Residents also sought out officials throughout the walk to discuss everything from flooding in their yards to criminal activity on their blocks.

“A lot goes on around my house,” said resident Janie Robinson, who talked to several officers on the walk about her concerns. “And I can’t do nothing about it but sit there and see it.”

Lisa Stiwinter, interim director of planning, said the walk helped many staff members gain a new perspective.

“It’s always good to get more of a visual so you can have a better understanding of what’s going on,” said Stiwinter, who spent the walk taking note of new buildings lacking permits or illegal gravel driveway expansions.

Cureton said he was optimistic that the extensive notes officials took would result in tangible improvements within the next year.

“I won’t let them forget,” he joked, adding more seriously that he hoped changes arising from the walk would “help turn Sutton Park back into what it used to be.”