Quote Originally Posted by Dumpling View Post
Here's a bit on the demolitions.

http://www.cdrecycler.com/article/cd...olition-report

During the Bing Administration there was a focus on Brightmoor. Currently there
is more demolition in Warrendale where I live than there was during the Bing
Administration. The neighbors couldn't be more pleased [[with the exception of
the guy whose driveway was caving into the empty hole - problem now fixed,
but it took several months) and have spruced up their own front yards to go
alongside the straw covered lots. I said "thank you" to one of the workers
wrapping up the grading project. I hope they hear that all the time.

The closest demo was a Kopanakis house [[London fraud - Mr. Kopanakis was "working
with" Motor City Blight Busters, supposedly fixing up properties for London investors.)
Squatters moved in in about 2008, taking care of the front yard etc. I knew something
was wrong when I confronted them in their back yard burning the insulation off
electric wires.
A week after they moved out in 2009, the house burned. As detailed in M.L. Elrick's
report on burned out houses, the city received demolition money from an insurance
firm shortly afterwards, but these demolitions were backlogged. Based on this report
which showed when houses were burned down and when they were demolished I
predicted to the neighbors that 2015 would be the year the house would be
demolished. That is, there has been a six year backlog. They really wanted me
to have it demolished sooner but I really have all the pull of a fruit fly [[to steal
DetroitTeacher's idiom).

One could go back to that report to see how long the backlog is these days.

It doesn't surprise me that the cost of a demolition has gone up along with
more demolitions taking place - there being more DEMAND for demolition labor,
trucks, landfills, fill dirt, two story high backhoes, and so on.

I think the demolition contractors should put a sign on each property showing
the contractor name, project ID, a contractor contact number, and a city contact
number.
I'm presently surprise of how aware my fellow "detroityeser" are .
The can see through the charlie leduff "gotcha" "news".
You hit it right on the head too! there is a huge backlog and the pace of Demos way outpace previous administrations.
And we have a system in place to deal with it unlike years past.
Ask most Detroiters , everyone can point to demos in their neighborhood.