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

[John Martin]

Mike,

Thanks for your support.  I certainly want to use EVERY possible resource to get ideas, suggestions, or for that matter, balloon-bursting objections that explain why a certain idea probably won't work.  

I know that Pete Katz has been an active participant in several affordable housing groups, and thanks to him, I've started attending the meetings of the Campaign for Decent Housing.  Pete will be on this committee and I know he'll help us tap into the expertise that these groups have.

I'll keep you informed of our meetings, and you will be more than welcome to attend any of them that you can.

John

--- On Thu, 2/24/11, M. W. Shiflett - Hotmail <mwshiflett at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: M. W. Shiflett - Hotmail <mwshiflett at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Ad-Hoc Committee on Boarded-up Houses
> To: "John Martin" <bulldurhamnc at yahoo.com>, inc-list at durhaminc.org
> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 1:25 PM
> 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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