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There is a house a block away that burned a year ago that has not been touched. I assume it was a rental and that the same jerk still owns it, but even if it was owned by folks living there, they obviously abandoned it, which makes the area look bad, invites crime, etc...
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This could be because of ARB, ironically enough. Restoring a burned-out house in accordance with their guidelines is very expensive. It is my understanding that if the owner is not interested in a "labor of love" he is not allowed to tear it down until he has offered it for sale for a certain period of time. Nobody else wants to take on an expensive reno job either, especially since the owner isn't motivated to sell at a rock-bottom price...and there it sits.
Do we really need even more hotel rooms? Or is it a case of if we build it they will come? Is there something about being eligible for larger conventions, etc. if we have a certain number of rooms downtown?
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