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

[Matt Dudek]

Cleveland-Holloway is an example of a neighborhood that was almost hurt very
badly by giving away property to non-profits. In our approximately 20 block
neighborhood we have around 15 non-profits who operate halfway houses and
group homes including the fanastic Genesis Home. And the durham rescue
mission and Urban Ministries serving the cities homeless population. This is
obviously a very high concentration of social services which can make an
area undesirable for anyone of any income level that has any choice about
location.

Additionally, not all non-profits are created equal. For example there is
one non-profit running a group home here and the house obviously does not
meet minimum housing code yet the employees drive hummers and jaguars.

The city also almost sold Half of an entire block to a non-profit who was
going to build a "lock-in" facility for troubled youth right in our
neighborhood. Luckily the neighborhood fought it and the city listened. A
year later that nonprofit was being sued by the city for embezzlement or
malfeasance.

I am not a person who says not in mh back yard, I bought a home with these
organizations in my backyard, but giving away land to any nonprofit can
create a concentration of poverty that can make neighborhoods worse, not
better. I can appreciate free rent, or even free land for groups with proven
track records, but overconcentrating poverty will cause anyone who has a
choice, to move.

This is a complicated issue, and I hope my quickly typed email doesn't come
across as combative or trite. I think this is a great discussion.

Sincerely,
Matt Dudek

Cleveland-Holloway



On Mar 5, 2011, at 12:32 AM, Free Spirit <freespirit0623 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

How?



Julie Omohundro

Durham, North Carolina

freespirit0623 at earthlink.net



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*Subject:* Re: [Durham INC] instead of plywood on windows...



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.



Ken Gasch

REALTOR®/Broker
Seagroves Realty
www.KenGasch.com
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