Claire McGrath, SUN treasurer and 50 year resident of the Southside, gave city
officials a piece of her mind about the problem with vacant houses in our neighborhood.
Claire was upset that the Mayor decided to skip out on this meeting and not hear for
himself the concerns of the neighbors.
Attending in the mayor’s place were (l to r):
Assessment Commissioner John Gamage, Code Director Jim Blakeman, Director of
Operations Tim Carroll and Finance Deputy Commissioner Sheldon Ashkin.
SUN did win two solid victories from the Driscoll administration:
1) The city will work harder to market its negotiated saleprogram for
tax delinquent homes–with more outreach in the
media and easier access to information.
2) The city will work with SUN to create a third program to sell
vacant houses for $1. SUN’s idea for a $1 Homestead
program will sell homes to pre-qualified purchasers. Why should the
non-profits and investors have all the fun?
Our neighborhoods need more homeowners, let’s cut out the middlemen!
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