Not only is the abandoned house at 45 Main Street an eyesore, but it also pose a health threat to the people living around this neighborhood. The abandoned house is a risk to the inhabitants of the city. For instance, children like to go playing ...Read More
~Posted on
Aug 2017
Not
only is the abandoned house at 45 Main Street an eyesore, but it also pose a
health threat to the people living around this neighborhood. The abandoned
house is a risk to the inhabitants of the city. For instance, children like to
go playing games such as hide and seek in the house; hence, they are exposed to
serious health concerns. There are some garbage that have been dumped in the
house, therefore exposing children to harmful germs.
The
abandoned house has as well turned out to be a nexus for crime. There have as
well been many criminal behaviors taking place within that site. Since the
beginning of this month, there are five people who have been robbed around that
area. It is believed that the house has become a haven for robbers who hide and
wait to attack their victims from it. The house is merely a hulking,
windowless, and ugly structure that has been a main eyesore in this area for a
long time, therefore attracting the bad people.
Despite
previous attempts by different people to engage with the local Board of Health
to act on this subject, there are no significant actions that have been
implemented to solve the core problem. The house was once home to a family that
relocated to another town four years ago, and it is presently a symbol of the town’s
decline. The grass around the house has overgrown hence acting as an
environmental health risk.
As
the Mayor of this city, as well as a champion of spurring new development in
this area, we would like to urge our leaders in the city to address this concern
so as to make sure that every person is safe. Since the abandoned house at 45
Main Street is a property that is under the ownership of the city, we recommend
that the house be pulled down, and a new structure be built there. Thank you in
advance.