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I'm all for it. Let's spend more money on it, get the rest of them torn down.
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Hennepin County to tear down vacant properties
Hennepin County plans to spend more than $1 million to tear down blighted properties in Minneapolis.
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I'm all for it. Let's spend more money on it, get the rest of them torn down. |
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No one should be happy about this situation. A vacant property can cause trouble but it's a shame we couldn't come up with a solution to allow more people to live in owner occupied homes. Some good homes will fall. This appears one of the most viable options now, but I think we'll look back in 10 years and have some remorse over what was done, much as we do about the urban renewal projects of the 1960's. I wish we all were smart enough to have a better solution.
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“Relax. It's just the internet.” Joined: May 2, 2008 Comments: 322 |
I agree, JP. If the problem were on a smaller scale, the city could try a purchase/renovate/resell type program to get lower income, hard-working families a home. It's just that, with the scale we have now, it's a situation where you have to cut out the rot before it spreads... empty lots don't bring down property values nearly as much as a boarded-up house will.
It's just a pity. Some of the houses I see boarded up are nearly a hundred years old... and falling apart. If they had been maintained or restored, they could be absolutely beautiful. |
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The problem with 100 year old houses is that fewer and fewer people want to actually live in them. They don't fit with their lifestyles. The bedrooms are small and the closets may as well be non-existant. Usually they have one bathroom located on the second floor. They cost a lot of money to bring them up to code, let alone renovated to the point they are attractive to today's buyer. |
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