Comments on Advance Indiana™: State Of The City: A Street Of Broken Promises

I remember when that sign went up. I might have b...

2010-01-14T10:39:19.394-05:00

I remember when that sign went up. I might have been first to call Peterson's office to ask for my ticket to the Abandoned Home Tour. LOL!

This is the #1 problem in our city. We need to create INCENTIVES for people to buy these homes and renovate.

If the mayor wants to create jobs, why not create jobs for contractors, plumbers, electricians, for the construction trade?

There are lots of guys that used to do commericial work for builders that got stiffed by bankrupt builders. They haven't transitioned into residential service work either.

That's a LOT of jobs which could be generated if we loosened the anchors around those homes and made it irristable to investors and families to purchase and renovate.

Each day I become more and more convinced that our government really does not want to help our citizens and our neighborhoods.

But we have our priorities together enough to have two stadiums!

What goes around, often comes around. I wonder wha...

2010-01-14T06:36:48.191-05:00

What goes around, often comes around. I wonder what the Mayor will do when the 2012 campaign comes and his opponent throws this neighborhood back in his face?

Johnnie Connor deserves a memorial to be placed in...

2010-01-14T01:27:48.671-05:00

Johnnie Connor deserves a memorial to be placed in his honor, in Englewood; Mayor Ballard, the contrary.

Points well made. I remember attending a neighborh...

2010-01-13T22:40:00.046-05:00

Points well made. I remember attending a neighborhood meeting in Fountain Square a few weeks prior to the election. Both Ballard and Peterson attended. I was struck by the glib answers and promises made by Ballard. The budget had lots of fat and it would be easy for an experienced manager like him to balance and to reduce taxes. We had too many vacant properties and he would establish a program to resolve them within no more than six months. Two years later we still have no leadership in the city, despite the immense help provided by the state and federal government.