[Durham INC] Ad-Hoc Committee on Boarded-up Houses

[M. W. Shiflett - Hotmail]

Thanks John for heading this up.

Please don't take my initial opposition for forming yet another committee at 
INC as a detraction.

I was just trying to offer the suggestion that those members of INC that are 
interested in abandoned and boarded up houses to connect up with the 
Campaign for Decent Housing and/or Durham Affordable Housing and attend 
their meetings since it is my feeling that they are the experts in housing 
issues in Durham and have worked for over ten years with other non-profits, 
governmental agencies and neighborhood advocates.

They have also researched, studied and participated with both Housing and 
Community Development and Neighborhood Improvement Services in finding 
solutions to boarded up houses.

But I hope you noticed that I voted to support this after listening to the 
discussion after the initial motion and second.

So while I can't promise that I will be able to make every meeting of this 
subcommittee (still having problems keeping up with the Transportation one) 
I would like to be able to come to as many as I can.   Please place me on 
the 'reserve' list.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Martin" <bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com>
To: <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 1:05 PM
Subject: [Durham INC] Ad-Hoc Committee on Boarded-up Houses


> Dear INC members,
>
> On Tuesday night, the Inter-Neighborhood Council adopted a motion that I 
> proposed to establish an ad hoc committee to try to find some solutions to 
> the problem of boarded-up houses.  My idea is simply to gather information 
> about ways to mitigate this blight.  The committee will talk to NIS, talk 
> to Preservation NC and Preservation Durham, talk to the many affordable 
> housing groups in Durham, talk to urban planning experts in the area, 
> research what other cities have done, in short, anything we can think of, 
> to come up with ideas.  My hope is that the INC will be able to use this 
> to propose a new ordinance or new practices by the city.  I don't have an 
> agenda or some prearranged solution.  I just want to see if there is 
> something more we can do.
>
> Several people have agreed to serve on the committee:  Bill Anderson of 
> Duke Park, DeDreana Freeman of Golden Belt, Pete Katz of Old North Durham, 
> Chloe Palenchar of Old East Durham, and Natalie Spring of 
> Cleveland-Holloway.
>
> If there are other people who would like to be on this committee, please 
> let me know.  If there is anyone who has ideas to share about this issue, 
> PLEASE email me.  I would love to hear from all of you.
>
> John
>
>
>
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