Comments on: Eye on the Street http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:12:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Skeptichttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92586 Skeptic Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:58:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92586 My bad. My tin ear didn't pick up the sarcasm. My bad.
My tin ear didn’t pick up the sarcasm.

]]> By: Decatur Metrohttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92559 Decatur Metro Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:34:17 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92559 Knowing Left Wing, I believe he was being sarcastic. Knowing Left Wing, I believe he was being sarcastic.

]]> By: Skeptichttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92531 Skeptic Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:02:14 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92531 So now there is a right and a wrong kind of diversity?Who comes up with this? So now there is a right and a wrong kind of diversity?

Who comes up with this?

]]> By: Sean Dammannhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92426 Sean Dammann Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:52:27 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92426 I concur with Decatur Agent. More importantly, there is actually funding again for builders and renovators. A lot of it is still in the private sector, but there seems to be a growing optimism out there. I concur with Decatur Agent. More importantly, there is actually funding again for builders and renovators. A lot of it is still in the private sector, but there seems to be a growing optimism out there.

]]> By: Decatur Agenthttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92406 Decatur Agent Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:20:38 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92406 On the micro, Decatur level...the economy has certainly seemed back real estate wise. Builders are crawling out of the woodwork to find something to renovate or tear down lately. I work with a lot of them and right now they can't seem to find enough houses to go around. Hooray for the renovators though...every house doesn't need to be 5 bedrooms/4 baths and 600k or more. On the micro, Decatur level…the economy has certainly seemed back real estate wise. Builders are crawling out of the woodwork to find something to renovate or tear down lately. I work with a lot of them and right now they can’t seem to find enough houses to go around. Hooray for the renovators though…every house doesn’t need to be 5 bedrooms/4 baths and 600k or more.

]]> By: Understand the Economicshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92401 Understand the Economics Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:00:50 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92401 Regarding the codes question, I'm not sure why they are not enforced. My personal opinion is that the city codes folks are only interested in enforcing codes on new construction and renovations requiring permits. Regarding the codes question, I’m not sure why they are not enforced. My personal opinion is that the city codes folks are only interested in enforcing codes on new construction and renovations requiring permits.

]]> By: Another Rickhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92391 Another Rick Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:01:39 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92391 That is a good question. Interesting aside: A few years ago, the City Judge sentenced the owner of the tarpaper shack on Melrose to live in it until he repaired the code violations. That is a true story. He did spread out a bedroll on the floor. The “house” is still vacant and looks the same today as it did 30 years ago. I assume the rats and homeless people who had occupied it are gone. As the neighborhood association president for several years when I owned a home on that street, I finally grew tired on the constant battle, and moved out of Decatur (for a while, now I am back!) That is a good question. Interesting aside: A few years ago, the City Judge sentenced the owner of the tarpaper shack on Melrose to live in it until he repaired the code violations. That is a true story. He did spread out a bedroll on the floor. The “house” is still vacant and looks the same today as it did 30 years ago. I assume the rats and homeless people who had occupied it are gone. As the neighborhood association president for several years when I owned a home on that street, I finally grew tired on the constant battle, and moved out of Decatur (for a while, now I am back!)

]]> By: Gladyshttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/02/09/eye-on-the-street-128/#comment-92385 Gladys Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:45:43 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-92385 Why are codes not being enforced? Why are codes not being enforced?

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