Seriously, there is no benefit for the city at large in removing arson targets when the city has 9000 fires a year? Removing opportunity for scrappers, drug dealers, prostitutes, slum lords, wasted money on the tax auction?
Demo is not the ideal solution but we're not in an ideal situation. Yes, in neighborhoods were the housing stock is stable we should be avoiding demolition. If 80% of the original houses are standing we should be investing in the neighborhood even if only 50% of those are occupied.
Other ares that have been dying for 30 years, Brightmoor, City Airport, Westwood need to be flattened. We don't have the population to fill them and the houses are wooden shoe boxes anyway.
I would love to hear that the city was buying people out in these neighborhoods, because I think it's exactly what needs to be done.
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