I agree that the problem list would be huge. But, like for anything else,
there are some pretty smart people out there.
I remember that in Baltimore, many years ago (mid-1970s), there was some
sort of city plan where decaying, abandoned houses (row houses, I believe
they were) were sold for a dollar with the proviso that they had to be
repaired and owner occupied within a certain amount of time. No idea
whether or how the owner of record was compensated, or if the property was
simply condemned and seized.
That may not be the "right" solution (owners of record should receive some
sort of compensation, I think), but at least the city tried something.
I suppose the problem out in the fly-over states is more one of not enough
incentive to live there, because of too few
jobs/opportunities/services/whatever.
On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 5:56 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> First, a "pretty cool" for Ken on an excellent image. Second, I like your
> idea of utilization of abandoned properties but have no idea how it could
> be implemented. The associated problems list is immense.. probably why
> they're still empty.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 5/23/2015 4:41 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
>
>> Never ceases to amaze me that with the number of people in need of some
>> sort of shelter, there are a lot of buildings just allowed to decay. Seems
>> like there ought to be a way that we could figure out to use property like
>> that to advantage, and also somehow compensate the owners of that property
>> rather than let it simply crumble.
>>
>> On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, they've got more overgrown bushes than I have. ( I spent over 2 hrs
>>> on one 40 ft stretch today).
>>> Nice capture and post.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>> On 5/23/2015 3:24 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>>
>>> Moose will probably suffer a coronary with the "obvious" processing,
>>>> but so be it. I'll call it artistic license.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, this place really is that creepy.
>>>>
>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=17330
>>>>
>>>>
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