Sunday, August 21, 2011

The City is Making Progress

This Article in todays' Express Times is a follow up on what properties the City is making progress with. I won't bother with the Armory (I'll believe it when I see it) but 51 S. Warren I would love to see fixed up.
This picture I took of the property in August 2010 when I first blogged about it. It looks the same now. The report points out one BIG problem in Easton: out of town landlords! Faceless companies don't care about neighborhoods, and unless the City goes after them, they can't be bothered to move on these things.
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  1. purrduedvmSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    I realize this is off topic but since you are a fairly local blogger and PA resident, I wanted to make you aware of a FREE, educational, Constitution Day Workshop called "Everything You Wanted to Know About Obamacare (But Didn't Know Who To Ask") being held on Sept 17th at DeSales University from 1pm-5pm. Questions/info and registration at: http://www.meetup.com/Lehigh-Valley-Coalition-for-Health-Care-Reform/events/27077301/

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  2. Ryan CritchettSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Pretty crappy. I align with you on this sooo much. It really would be nice to have this stuff cleaned up. I've seen a lot of places like this, maybe even this one.

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  3. Easton Heights BloggerSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    @purrduedvm : yes, that IS way off topic. this is a politically neutral blog.

    @Ryan Critchett : thanks for commenting. I like this town but don't appreciate the locals who don't care what it looks like and the out of towners who just see it as a revenue stream.

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  4. Ryan CritchettSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Hear ya. ;) NP, glad to be here.

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  5. Untouched TakeawayOctober 3, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Sorry to hijack this post (constant reader here!)

    Do you know if Easton has requirements regarding background checks on rental tenants...specifically criminal background check requirements? If you don't know - would you know how I could find out?

    Thanks!

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  6. Easton Heights BloggerOctober 10, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    @UT, sorry I'm late w/ a response! I haven't come up w/ an answer, and never heard of any background check requirements. you might send along your Q to the city or the Mayor (he's on facebook). the city site is http://www.easton-pa.gov/

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  7. Untouched TakeawayOctober 10, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    @EHB:

    Thanks! What brought this on (if you should ever need another slumlord post - lol) is the guy in Easton who let his kid's teeth deteriorate to the point that the kid pulled his own teeth with pliers.

    http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2011/10/easton_dad_claims_he_procrasti.html

    Take a look at the guy's rap sheet.

    The "apartment" building where this bozo resides used to be a bar. It was divided into apartments (I am not sure exactly how many, but my guess would be at least 4-7 units...maybe more).

    In the favor of Easton PD, they are *very* responsive to calls about the quality-of-life issues this place generates, but I mean come *on*. Look at this guy's record!

    I will see what else I can find out from the city.

    Thanks!

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