Councilmember Zerby: A moratorium on housing demolition is overbroad. Instead we need better regs which set clear standards for when structures should be demolished. I know its a lot more complicated, but that is reality.
As I said in my post the other day, houses have life cycles, just like cars or any other product. If there was a car shortage would it be wise to put a moratorium on taking cars off the road? Of course not. At some point every car become dangerous to the drivers of that car and to other drivers on the road. The same can be said for housing: when houses become delapidated beyond repair they become a hazard to occupants and to neighborhoods, especially neighborhoods like mine (Whittier/Phillips). Councilman, I would encourage you to drive by 2100 4th avenue south, by the Electric Fetus. The house is a fire hazard, it doesn't have several exterior doors, has broken windows, etc. SAFE officers tell me the inside is like a war zone. Between 1/1/2001 and 9/30/2001 there were 58 police calls to the house. Yes, 58-including calls for drug trafficing, domestic abuse, etc. The house is dangerous to the occupants, is an incredible drain on police resources, is impeding redeveloping of the 4th and Franklin area, and severely taxes people who live near it. There is a woman who lives next door who I understand is traumatized by the house and its occupants. Before a moratorium is put in place, think about living next to this building-24/7. Dave Harstad Whittier --- Betts Zerby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David's idea of a moratorium on housing demolition > strikes me as a > good idea and I'd be inclined to favor it. Are > there any downsides > to it that other list members think merit attention > before adopting > it? > Paul Zerby > > ===== > Elizabeth J. Zerby > Minneapolis MN > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
