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Subject: 1622
Posted: Aug 05 2009 at 11:31am

Hermes -
 
If you read the comments made by Tomahawk (and not by me), I think that you'll find that he's dismayed how a Section 8 landlord can receive taxpayer funded housing repairs from the City at no cost.  I share his displeasure and the fact that City staff spent umpteen hours at this home on S. Marshall for three days!  This is a sad state of affairs!
]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:31:19 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9417&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9417 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Ima B Lever...thats how the game... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9409&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9409 Author: Hermes
Subject: 1622
Posted: Aug 05 2009 at 9:23am

Ima B Lever...thats how the game is played. If your a section 8 slumlord you don't spend your OWN money,you spend TAX PAYER money & use free help. Why is that hard to understand ? ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:23:10 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9409&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9409 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Middletown Journal, Ed Richter:... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9400&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9400 Author: Ima B. Lever
Subject: 1622
Posted: Aug 05 2009 at 7:10am

Middletown Journal, Ed Richter:  Grant to help residents fix homes - Another Reader Complaint Last spring, the city of Middletown sent out more than 2,300 letters to property owners asking them to address various exterior property maintenance issues.

 
I don't understand how someone who owns some section 8 homes can be considered not able to fix up their own home. I seen a group of black teens scrapping and painting his house last week while a city of Middletown truck was sitting there 3 days while the work was being done. Explain this to me.This was on S.Marshall.
Tomahawk
10:18 PM, 8/3/2009
]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:10:59 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9400&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9400 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Middletown Journal, Ed Richter:... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9382&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9382 Author: Ima B. Lever
Subject: 1622
Posted: Aug 04 2009 at 11:20pm

Middletown Journal, Ed Richter:  Grant to help residents fix homes - Reader CommentLast spring, the city of Middletown sent out more than 2,300 letters to property owners asking them to address various exterior property maintenance issues.

 
We were sent a letter by the City citing violations. Beware of Middletown's offers to assist! We were offered and accepted a low interest loan to fix up our home over two years ago. A contractor, whom the the city made us use, left before the work was finished, leaving poor work and new damage to our home. We have been over these issues in detail with a representative of the city on three occasions with no follow up. We wonder -is the City too busy, too disorganized or do they just not care?
 
Disgruntled
12:26 PM, 8/4/2009
]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:20:30 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9382&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9382 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Ok, I just had a phone call with... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9053&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9053 Author: here&now
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 27 2009 at 9:50am

Ok, I just had a phone call with Mr Adkins, the director of Middletown's Community Revitalization Program. And I must say that he was extremely nice and very helpful. We have a meeting at my house to discuss the gutters later this week. It really does sound like he is serious about helping me. I was very impressed. I will keep you posted on what happens. ]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:50:13 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9053&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9053 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Doug Adkins wrote:Here & Now...   Send... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9030&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9030 Author: here&now
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 26 2009 at 3:55pm

Originally posted by Doug Adkins Doug Adkins wrote:

Here & Now...
 

Send me an email at douga@cityofmiddletown.org with your name and address and a contact phone number and I'll stop by and we'll look at it together.  If we're wrong, we'll say so and apologize.  If we're right, we may have resources to help with exterior repairs at no cost to you.  Any house coming out of foreclosure and being updated should have our support.

 

Balls in your court....
Mr Adkins, I just you all my information, So the ball is back in your court ]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:55:53 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9030&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9030 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : With all this HUD money floating... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9000&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9000 Author: Hermes
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 25 2009 at 2:18pm

With all this HUD money floating around can I just sell my house to the city ?
 
Maybe Mr. Schiavone could be the realestate agent and do the deal.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:18:56 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=9000&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#9000 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Thank you Ward 2 candidate... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=8999&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#8999 Author: Ima B. Lever
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 25 2009 at 1:59pm

Thank you Ward 2 candidate JOHN SOPPANISH for obtaining this "PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE" (??) list of residential properties targeted for HUD-funded demolition by Mr. Adkins and his City staff! ClapClap

 

CURRENT PROPERTY DEMO LIST

215 Baltimore………………………On hold for appeal
403 Baltimore……………………..In process of sending notice
527 Baltimore……………………..On hold for appeal
1903 Casper…………………………Demo date 8-21-2009

1810 Columbia………………………Demo date 8-31-2009
520 Garfield………………………..In process of sending notice
1106 Garfield……………………….On hold for appeal
1120 Garfield……………………….Appealing

607 Malvern…………………………Completed by owner 7-13-2009
1425 Oxford State Rd………...Demo Date 8-31-2009
2115 Sherman………………………..Demo Date 8-14-2009 Bid Awarded
723 Tenth……………………………..Completed 7-14-2009
1317 Woodlawn………………….….Demo Date 8-21-2009
214 Young………………………………Demo Date 7-31-2009
1117 Young……………………………..Demo Date 9-11-2009

 
QUESTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL - WARD 2 CANDIDATES:  LESLIE FORD & A.K. SMITH
 
1)  Of the $100,000 in HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds allocated for residential property demolition for the 5/1/2009 - 4/30/2010 Program Year, how many houses are targeted?  Of these, how many are situated in Ward 2 and what are the property addresses?
 
2)  Of the $2.144 million in HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP - Round One) funding received by the City of Middletown, how many houses are targeted for demolition?  Of these, how many are situated in Ward 2 and what are the property addresses?
 
3)  Of the $400,000 plus in HUD Home Investments Partnerships (HOME) Program funds received by the City of Middletown for Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance over the past two years, how many Ward 2 purchasers were aided out of the 75+ households?  What are the property addresses of these Ward 2 first-time buyers?
 
4)  Of the $2.144 million in HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP - Round One) funding received by the City of Middletown, how many of the 20 vacant, foreclosed houses that are targeted for acquisition/rehabilitation/resale are situated in Ward 2 and what are the property addresses?
 
5)  Of the $19+ million in HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP - Round Two) funding that the City of Middletown applied for on July 17th, how many more vacant, foreclosed houses are there that will be targeted for acquisition/rehabilitation/resale?  Of this amount, how many are situated in Ward 2 and what are the property addresses?
]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:59:43 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=8999&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#8999 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : More from the Community Revitalization... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=8998&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#8998 Author: Ima B. Lever
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 25 2009 at 1:44pm

More from the Community Revitalization Department.  Vivian Moon owns and resides in a house adjacent to the subject vacant house on Crawford Street.
 
I thought I would share this email from Mr. Doug Adkins with you since I do not want to put it on the MUSA blog.
Does he really believe what he has written in this email?
I guess I will be mowing the grass at 611 since the City can't seem to find a vendor that ownes a small lawn mower.......Oh and don't forget they don't have the funds to care for these properties........

Vivian,

The answer is the same as the cemetery.  Because there is a very small pool of money to spend trying to keep these yards in compliance and we are struggling to keep them mowed before they get to the 6” violation level.   There are currently over 1000 vacant residential properties in Middletown. I have a $75,000 abatement budget which will run dry somewhere around August even with expanding time between mowings. I will try to keep the property under 6” tall.  At this point, that’s about all I can promise.

It isn’t a perfect world in Middletown these days.  Residents are struggling, businesses are struggling and the City government is struggling to make ends meet.  I’ve said before we are forecasting a $1million shortfall in income tax collections for 2009 and further reductions in 2010.   Everyone is hurting.  That’s why with 2300 code violation letters sent, I haven’t cited one person to court yet.  Cleaning up the City is part of the solution to bringing it back to prominence again, but I realize that many people simply can’t afford the repairs.  We’re helping where we can with volunteer labor to assist homeowners, but it’s a long process.

I’m sorry we haven’t met your expectations.

Sincerely,

Doug Adkins

From: Vivian Combs Moon [mailto:diggerviv@juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:02 AM
To: Adkins, Doug
Subject: Tall Grss & Weeds....Roger

Roger
The mowers returned to 611 Waite Street yesterday and string trimmed the front and fence lines...however they still did not mow the grass.
Roger do they own a small mower?
Why won't they mow this small yard?
Vivian

Tall Grass & Weeds

Roger
I just returned home and the grass at 611 Waite Street is shorter but I don't think it has been mowed and trimmed as per our conversation. I think before you sign off on this check you should take a look at what you are paying for..or they need to come back and do the job right.
If they can't do better work than this they really need to be fired.
Vivian Moon

]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:44:55 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=8998&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#8998 Rusty Gutters Are Back !! : Here & Now... Send me an... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1622&PID=8997&title=rusty-gutters-are-back#8997 Author: Doug Adkins
Subject: 1622
Posted: Jul 25 2009 at 1:17pm

Here & Now...
 
Send me an email at douga@cityofmiddletown.org with your name and address and a contact phone number and I'll stop by and we'll look at it together.  If we're wrong, we'll say so and apologize.  If we're right, we may have resources to help with exterior repairs at no cost to you.  Any house coming out of foreclosure and being updated should have our support.
 
Balls in your court....
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