Daily Kos: One Person's Lot is Person's Loot.
Eron Lloyd has an excellent post over at Daily Kos. He's writing about Philadelphia, but could just as well be writing about most American cities and towns. He writes,
At the Mayor's third town hall meeting last week on the budget cuts, I
was handing out our Philadelphia LVT brochure to people before the
meeting as usual when I had a brief but interesting exchange. A man
walking into the building took a quick look at my brochure and handed
it back, shaking his head. He said that he works for the city, and that
"there's no money in land" to solve the city's problems. ...
After the meeting, I decided to test this person's belief while walking along Girard Ave. back to my car. Across the street were some vacant lots that looked like they'd been empty for years. It appeared to be about 3-5 lots in size, with huge weeds and junk all over the place. Rather than describing it in detail, have a look for yourself.
After the meeting, I decided to test this person's belief while walking along Girard Ave. back to my car. Across the street were some vacant lots that looked like they'd been empty for years. It appeared to be about 3-5 lots in size, with huge weeds and junk all over the place. Rather than describing it in detail, have a look for yourself.
Eron goes on to describe the property, the public records on it, and the location, and then tells us that the property is for sale. I'll leave it to you to read the rest of his post, and to consider how we currently finance public spending, and how the incentives affect our economy -- local and national.
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