Blight be gone: Businessman tries to correct eyesores on Sixth Avenue
"They'd kick in the boarded back doors," he said. "There were two young men living there during the wintertime. One would hustle for money, while the other slept. I put them up at a motel, because the (American) Red Cross wouldn't take them without an ID. I didn't want...
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| Published in | McClatchy - Tribune Business News p. 1 |
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| Language | English |
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Washington
Tribune Content Agency LLC
05.06.2007
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| Summary: | "They'd kick in the boarded back doors," he said. "There were two young men living there during the wintertime. One would hustle for money, while the other slept. I put them up at a motel, because the (American) Red Cross wouldn't take them without an ID. I didn't want the police to take them to jail. Now they have a job with a landscaping company in Athens." "Boarding is our standard operating procedure because there is equipment in the location," [Marjorie Perlman] said. "But we didn't know about Decatur laws (prohibiting) boards on the outside ... We'll move the boards to the inside and replace them with a white drop cloth so it won't be unsightly." "We've been sending them notices since 1999, and it's frequently regarding the condition of the grounds," [David Lee] said. "We'll have a look at it." |
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