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one mans blighted dangerous eyesore- is another mans fixer upper; affordable housing, historical, retro, vintage DREAM HOME.
cant do that if they are wrecked and smashed FLAT..
cant do that if they are wrecked and smashed FLAT..
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- David Christopher Roach youre welcome, liz!
this is what CINDY JOYNER,; CITY GOVT
Neighborhood Code Enforcement; Heather Presley Cowen HANS( Housing And Neighborhood Services ; ; and 1st District City Councilman Tom Smith thinks about all the poor lost souls you all are doing so much and working so hard to help:
She thinks they are a bunch of "VAGRANTS"- and its used in a very derogatory context..
heres the QUOTE- about why the MAYOR HENRY'S city govt is demolishing so many vacant "blighted dangerous eyesores"- 1000 of them - all across the SE/south central parts of the city: because Vagrants are breaking in, and taking up shelter there ..7.5 million dollars grant- ( that sure would fix up a lot of FIXER-UPPERS- and put them back on the market as affordable housing- 25,000 bucks a house.
The homes in this program are mostly on high-visibility corridors and have been the source of break-ins, vagrancy, fires and other problems that have generated calls to various city departments, according to Heather Presley-Cowen, deputy director of community development.
)"IT WILL REALLY OPEN UP THE NEIGHBORHOODS"- so little will be left but vacant lots.. DETROIT is a swell example of this.. )
"We've never had an opportunity like this. It's probably the most productive thing I've ever seen. It will really open up the neighborhoods," said City Councilman Tom Smith, R-1st, who serves as HANDS president. "It caught us by surprise, but shows how good we are."
MAYBE BECAUSE ALL THESE MILLIONS ARE BEING SPENT TO DEMOLISH AND WRECK ALL all the Restorable Housing stock and PROPERTY TAX BASE?
THIS IS CALLED "GENTRIFICATION; friends.
meaning drive out all the poor and minoroties- and well- fill the vacant spaces with ghetto businesses; and EXPENSIVE "YUPPIE HOUSING-
http://news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...
David Christopher Roach VAGRANTS:- ( aka homeless poor folks seeking any shelter they can-"squatters"- im surprised she didnt use that term..
https://www.google.com/search?num=20&site=&source=hp...
- David Christopher Roach the official policy of the city and county govts; and the daily Tabloid Print media; and the wealthy Greedy real estate developers- parasitical businesses- is to say bulldozing and demolishing all the vacant; foreclosed, sheriff sale; property tax housing stock( and yes- there are some houses too far gone- and why is that?)
bt in general- this is NOT what we want..
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Liz Turkette Tom Smith's and his big head have never impressed me. Agreed, thank you! I'll be using these for ammo- Liz Turkette By chance anyone know how much it cost's Fort Wayne per year to have a homeless person on the street using the emergency shelter system? For Salt Lake City, Utah it's $20,000. I'm not even sure where to look to see if this number is available.
- David Christopher Roach Its not a question of AMMO- or anything - its that WE all live here- citizens, residents, taxpayers, rich poor; and of all skin colors, nationalities, and religions- Fort wayne is totally different than wheni was in HS- and growing up> beck then - we had lots of prosperity, but since this global de-industrialization of the great lakes region- the "rust belt" the "arsenal of democracy- well- its fallen on its ARSE. to be satirical..
AND- I think these people downtown - are totally wrong headed in what they are doing- dead set against anything We the People are telling them.
te general vibe- is the neighborhoods are feeling negleceted- like "what are we spending all this tax money for if we cant even get our streets paved?- bad streets cost poor people a LOT of money- due to wear and tear; and repai- on cars we are struggling to own, and maintain.. Crescent avenue- is MY pet project- but all over the city..
Icould go on; and you who know me- know that :)- but seriously- its more than just all us working class; poor folks and homeless we ar e trying to help its also- they could be any one of us- i have friends the gret recession of 2008- well- it killed them- stress, etc.. loss of house, jobs, family cash flow issues- the whole "enchilada..-AND- its INCOME INEQUALITY- all that OCCUPY movement- contrived or genuine- it hit a nerve with al of us- BILLIONS FOR THE RICH; pennies for the poor..
IM MAD AS HEL, AND IM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE _ as the youtube movie clip says..- NETWORK.. - - David Christopher Roach Liz- ive heard its about that amount for INMATES, and so on- If it takes a certain amount of cash for any person working at a minimum wage job- lets say- 7.25- take the hourly rate- any rate- times 2000- (40 hrs, 50 weeks)- and you get a good round number.
SO- 8 bucks an hour- is 16,000 bucks; 2 people - married relationship; etc roommates- is 32,000- which is still 10,ooo bucks less than your average local govt worker..
so_ thats about accurate..
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- David Christopher Roach Ken Miller- Ive read about that somewhere "squatters rights"- a "sticky wicket"- for the downtown types.. I dont know the details-but they dont like to or want to talk about it-
Im a Historian- its my favorite topic- I did a lot of reading and learning and of course- true life anecdotes from y father and mother, and my grandparents-about the GREAT DEPRESSION- there was nothing "great or swell" about it- Americans and the world in general- it was a global thing- wre all at their wits end- to try to survive- SURVIVE- not live, live well, allthe trappings of modern america- but just to eat, drink, have clothing and a shelter- we have all seen the photos of HENRY-VILLES oops- HOOVER-VILLES- which is why i think FDR was one of the greatest American Presidents ever- HE was able to help bring the US out of it- WW2 helped- but we wereon the right track. President Obama- also- has done a great job- with the "great recession"- from 2007/2008- to now- well- it hasnt been bom time -but the economy is growing, slow but sure, no gimmicks, just sound economic policy from professional economists; bankers, intellectuals, and from all over the world as well.
soTRAMPS, HOBOS, RIDING THE RAILS, - etc- was somewhat romanticized in the 30'S DEPRESSION- but it was part of just a mass displacement of americans single men mostly- but families, etc- and the same is being repeated. People are afraid of helping the homeless,a nd the poor these days because it reminds them of how precarious their perch is- and the "baby -boomers"- and the wall streed Plutocracy;kleptocracy; oligarchy- -well- the world seems to me to have turned into a very savage place- starting about when the first baby bommers started turning 62; and then post great recession- social darwinism- of the greedy- trying to get back towhere they were before everything went KA-BLOOEY"- and keep from losing anything- going backward in reverse..
this marginal economy is starting to TRICKLE UP - like a poison ivy growing like a bad kudzu- trying to take its course- "invisible hand- is wrapping around their throats slowly- so- we have to spend all this cash- legacy; tifs; redevelopment; build build build; and DEMOLISH- theres BIG cash in that too- CHURN - from the poor working stiffs like us- to the rich in aboite, etc- so they dont have to downsize their lake cottages; cadillacs for fords; mansions to smaller houses; moving downtown- because its more secure- more cops per block ; who knows- but they are clencig clamping down tight as hell on the rest of us- squeezing US for money-. and I dont like it one bit- and the ANGST( instead of anger, etc) -is growing.
ME? i sort of dont care- ill be dead in 20 yrs or so- ive mananged to live 55 yrs,so ive seen the ups and downs. i hvae plan a, b,c, d, and e- so no matter ; whatever. il be 62 in 7 years; but my social security will be SQUAT from this and other recessions, and being "blacklisted; black balled, etc in general..
one would think My "superior intellectual superhero superpowers..( ok- im an inflated ego .. loll.)- BUT I know what i know and i see what i see, and well- its a crap game- it could go either way-.
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