Moved here 2 years ago from Vermont with my wife and 2 teenage boys.

Work in historic preservation and on old houses.

Like the city so far. Good place for us to be logistically and like what we're seeing as far as growth here. 

Bought a house on the 200 block of S.Sutphin St. last year and we're fixing it up. Beautiful house if you have the vision to see into the past.

Hope to bring more positive posts about Middletown to this forum.

u seem to be the most negative person on this site imo

so u know something about negativity

don't know of anything that u have ever done that has actually helped this community

especially involving helping the needy despite yer resources

campaigning for u was an interesting experience, in that I was surprised to find out how disliked u really are by the general public--I had always enjoyed yer company

 

I do know a little about S Supthin though--doubt that u ever spend much time in that area

r u still sucking up to and being used by the area Republicans?

 

btw--I have had a great life here--enjoy it despite local govt/admin mucking it up

I am a lucky guy and I know it

try to give back to the many in need who have shown me support

my record backs that up

what about u?

I believe that admin judged the Crawford/Moore area to be beyond saving, despite having the highest crime rate in the city. Decided to spend the $$ in more areas like the Highlands and former downtown/S Main

had no support during the weed/seed sessions that produced nothing

 

hey mtown29--what needy areas did u improve during yer tenure?

what was yer plan for the former downtown after removing the roof?

Or was that your key accomplishment?

so I know the area very well and the changes that have happened there

hopefully u moved in AFTER yer street was fixed

u r much-needed there with your re-do and positive community approach

will support yer efforts in every way that I can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkK5v1LGrDU

 

Spidey,

 

Read what's said first before offering your non-relevant reply.  The policies and priorities I'm talking about iwere pre-Gilleland and Akins of five and six years ago.  Read before you speak.  And, since you know Akins so well you might try discussing possibilities for Sutphin / Crawford.  From 2007-2008 there were several housing rehab projects there although your other friend Marty K. did not believe in targeted revitalization neighborhoods.

SpiderJohn,

 

The massive city residential demolition program now in progress is:

 

1)  having little to no negative impact upon neighborhoods experiencing minor disinvestment and decline west of Highland Park, etc.?

2)  is limited mostly to the older, impacted areas of Ward 2?

3)  encourages property maintenance and growing percentages of home ownership in census tracts with concentrations of low- to moderate-income households?

4)  generating a stabilized property tax base and improved marketability of residential properties in aforementioned neighborhoods?

5)  transforming the city into a Pickerington-like community?

I've seen this going on and it's good to see some old trashy buildings coming down. There are plenty of good homes that can be fixed up but I believe they're doing a good job of tearing down the ones that are beyond repair. One of them cam down a few houses down from me on Arlington St.

The only failure I see from it is that no one is allowed to  salvage anything from it. This is a real shame! Their are windows, doors, lighting, siding, all sorts of things that could be useful for repairing and restoring other homes here in Middletown. What a waste!