Until Bloggers Came Along

Toni Duncan lampoons Little Dick Daley's proposed ordinance that would deal with the problem of vacant buildings. Toni quotes from a recent article by Fran Spielman in the Sun-Times: Chicago building owners would be required to secure, maintain and light up their vacant buildings under a mayoral crackdown in the works to prevent the epidemic of home foreclosures from ruining entire neighborhoods.The use of plywood to cover doors and windows would be prohibited on buildings vacant for at least six months, under an ordinance introduced by Mayor Daley at this week's City Council meeting. Toni then attacks with her own wicked commentary: The Mayor also noted that vacant buildings could become ‘ fire hazards and magnets for crime’. There’s a vacant building registry already Sir. His aldercreatures don’t always push the buttons on the property owners though. Over the years I noticed several vacant NOH buildings weren’t listed on the City’s registry. Ward staffers claimed they didn’t know certain buildings were vacant – that is until bloggers came along. OH, THERE'S MORE at 24/7 North of Howard Watcher....