[Durham INC] instead of plywood on windows...

[Ken Gasch]

Let them eat cake?

This brings me to another point. While well meaning, the city's policy of
giving properties to non-profits hurts and area's ability to pull itself up
by its boot straps.



On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Melissa's yahoo <mmr121570 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think that DPS, ROTC, or other after school programs should lease these
> spaces (at a much reduced rate, which should be possible since the investors
> aren't making any money off them when they are vacant, and have truly small
> class sizes, as the charters are tooted for having, or they should be given
> for use (free of charge) to nonprofit groups -- boy scouts and girl scouts
> troops could use places to meet like these, and they could fix them up as
> part of their badge projects....eagle scout anyone? Right now my daughter's
> violin group is paying to use church space...wouldn't it be nice if they
> could pay to use one of these vacant buildings instead...
>
>
> Melissa
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 3, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Ken Gasch <Ken at KenGasch.com> wrote:
>
> Boarded up windows scream: "Hello squatter, please consider prying a board
> loose on my back side and coming on in. As you can see by my boarded up
> windows, I am empty and nobody will bother you for weeks at a time."
>  Artwork will do the same thing.
>
> Boarding up homes is a bad policy.
>
> Homes should be lived in.
>
> I have had to keep squatters out of houses scores of times.
>
> For starters, go in a few times and throw all their belongings out. That
> usually keeps them from coming back.
>
> Empower the neighbors to watch the house for you. I have one project where
> a neighbor ran off some would-be looters/squatters with a 12-gage, double
> barrel shotgun.
>
> Get temporary power on and play music and keep a light on or two. Put
> lights on timers.
>
> Sign a trespass agreement with the police and post "no trespassing" signs.
> My sign is not big and neon orange. My sign is very small. It does not
> scream: "empty house."  It is in 12-point type and says: "No Trespassing.
> Durham Police Department, Pursuant to NC General Statute 14-153.13 (1),
> I hereby authorize any officer of the Durham Police Department to arrest and
> remove any intruder found upon these premises.  I will testify in court as
> to my power to delegate this authority.  Please do not hesitate to phone me
> at any time of day or night.  Thank you, Ken Gasch 919.475.8866."
>
> Do not board up houses!!!
>
> Ken Gasch
> REALTOR®/Broker
> Seagroves Realty
> <http://www.KenGasch.com/>www.KenGasch.com
> C: 919.475.8866
> F: 866.229.4267
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Barry Ragin < <bragin at nc.rr.com>
> bragin at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> You know, for a city that's on everyone's list of the top ten places to
>> live in the US, we sure seem to have a lot of vacant and abandoned houses in
>> this town.
>>
>> I can't for the life of me understand why that should be.
>>
>> Barry Ragin
>>
>> On 3/3/11 4:30 PM, Melissa's yahoo wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe Durham would consider hosting a contest where artists paint a board
>>> to be permanently displayed in windows that are broken/in disrepair. Durham
>>> could give a small cash prize and/or display the winning board at City Hall
>>> or something like that. It would be great publicity for the many artists in
>>> Durham and the Triangle. If this doesn't float, maybe we can make it a
>>> contest for schools or school aged children and give the winner a $200
>>> savings bond - this is what they did for the Durham America Recycles Day
>>> contest this year. Or the winner's school could get a raingarden
>>> installation or something like that, which we want to see done anyway...
>>>
>>> Melissa
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Mar 2, 2011, at 7:13 PM, "RW Pickle"< <randy at 27beverly.com>
>>> randy at 27beverly.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Since this is a current topic of a new committee, those involved (as well
>>>> as anyone else interested) should view the recent window treatment
>>>> (instead of plywood or other materials) used by NIS on a house located
>>>> on
>>>> Holloway Street. The house is located on the right in the first block
>>>> (going out Holloway from downtown past the Public Library) just past the
>>>> Dillard Street intersection. The house is white and I believe it's the
>>>> 3rd
>>>> or 4th on the right as you head out Holloway that way. This is a window
>>>> treatment that offers security, yet looks like a window. The house also
>>>> has fresh straw in the yard from reseeding (just to help you locate it).
>>>> It has much better curb appeal than plywood and just casually looking,
>>>> it
>>>> looks like windows are in place.
>>>>
>>>> Randy Pickle
>>>>
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