[Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, that this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run away). I notified the peo ple I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner needs to be retroactively fined and taxed as an abandoned property. In my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to the press20to expose this gross inaction. Paul -Original Message- From: paul Williams oldhousehist...@aol.com To: 'Hessler, Jason, Acting Director, Code Enforcement Legal' jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Braverman, Michael Deputy Commissioner' michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov Cc: 'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; 'Fairweather, Donna' Donna.Fairwe at...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street Ladies=2 0 Gentlemen! I’ve been patiently waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant house (now full of mold) which I’ve been complaining about for years (see below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt case. Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one can’t see inside. When I went to look the house up today (300 E. Lorraine – Square 3837, lot 66) on the real property tax database, imagine my anger at finding that the owner not only paid her taxes in February (on a condemned house where she is in contempt of court), but that she LISTED THE HOUSE AS HER PRICIPAL RESIDENCE. And, she got the residential tax rate (about $1400 per year), which I’m sure she has obviously been getting for several years, even with condemnation proceedings now over two years old. Nobody can, or has, lived in the house since 2004. We moved into an adjoining house facing the shared alley in 2003. Even the illegal vagrants moved out in 2004 because of the deteriorated condition. How can th e city allow someone to claim this condemned property as her principal residence? She was found in contempt of court, and was subject to a $500 per day fine beginning in November of 2008. I was assured action by my elected officials for several years now, and thought our communication last November ensured that this house be torn down. Now I need to expose this illegal and embarrassing theft from our city coffers, and I intend on doing so by any public means possible, beginning with the media on Tuesday morning, unless I hear from you with its current status, the house is scheduled to be torn down, her $500 per day fine is being p aid, and she will be
Re: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
Or how about the fact that the city should be happy to receive any tax revenue from an abandoned house? The majority of abandoned properties in the city are not generating any tax revenue. Double this individual's tax bill, and they will likely stop paying their taxes. This will drive the property into tax sale and, based on the the current shape it is in, will quite possibly become another city owned property. Good luck finding a reporter that would do a story on this. How about one of the other tens of thousands of abandoned properties that are not generating ANY tax revenue? On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM, dawnac...@mindspring.com wrote: Paul:How about going to one of the investigative news reporters at Channel 11 or one of the other stations? Dawna -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com Sent: May 6, 2009 8:13 PM To: Chat@charlesvillage.info, discuss...@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, tha t this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run away). I notified the people I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. *So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner needs to be retroactively fined and taxed as an abandoned property. * In my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to the press20to expose this gross inaction. Paul -Original Message- From: paul Williams oldhousehist...@aol.com To: 'Hessler, Jason, Acting Director, Code20Enforcement Legal' jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Braverman, Michael Deputy Commissioner' michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov Cc: 'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; 'Fairweather, Donna' donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street Ladies=2 0 Gentlemen! I’ve been patiently waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant house (now full of mold) which I’ve been complaining about for years (see below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt case.Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one can’t see inside. When I went to look the house up today (300 E. Lorraine – Square 3837, lot 66) on the real property tax database, imagine my anger at finding that the owner not only paid her taxes in February (on a condemned house where she is in contempt of court), but that she LISTED THE HOUSE AS HER PRICIPAL RESIDENCE. And, she got the residential tax rate (about $1400 per year), which I’m sure she has obviously been getting for several years, even with condemnation proceedings now over two
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
I would recommend contacting Peter Duvall at the Greater Homewood Community Corp. He has extensive experience in dealing with housing issues and has lived in Charles Village and Old Goucher. John Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 00:13:31 To: Chat@charlesvillage.info; discuss...@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Discussion] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, tha t this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run away). I notified the people I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner needs to be retroactively fined and taxed as an abandoned property. In my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to the press20to expose this gross inaction. Paul -Original Message- From: paul Williams oldhousehist...@aol.com mailto:oldhousehist...@aol.com To: 'Hessler, Jason, Acting Director, Code20Enforcement Legal' jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov ; 'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov ; 'Braverman, Michael Deputy Commissioner' michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov Cc: 'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov ; ugagra...@yahoo.com mailto:ugagra...@yahoo.com ; 'Fairweather, Donna' donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street Ladies=2 0 Gentlemen! I've been patiently waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant house (now full of mold) which I've been complaining about for years (see below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt case. Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one can't see inside. When I went to look the house up today (300 E. Lorraine - Square 3837, lot 66) on the real property tax database, imagine my anger at finding that the owner not only paid her taxes in February (on a condemned house where she is in contempt of court), but that she LISTED THE HOUSE AS HER PRICIPAL RESIDENCE. And, she got the residential tax rate (about $1400 per year), which I'm sure she has obviously been getting for several years, even with condemnation proceedings now over two years old. Nobody can, or has, lived in the house since 2004. We moved into an adjoining house facing the shared alley in 2003. Even the illegal vagrants moved out in 2004 because of the
Re: [Chat] [Discussion] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
When Peter Duvall was in charge of housing issues for CVCBD, 2625 Guilford was falling apart, and Peter apparently could do nothing about it. Your best bet is to see whether your City Council member is interested in doing something, if (s)he can do anything about it. Steve. John Spurrier wrote: I would recommend contacting Peter Duvall at the Greater Homewood Community Corp. He has extensive experience in dealing with housing issues and has lived in Charles Village and Old Goucher. John Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 00:13:31 To: Chat@charlesvillage.info; discuss...@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Discussion] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, tha t this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run away). I notified the people I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner needs to be retroactively fined and taxed as an abandoned property. In my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to the press20to expose this gross inaction. Paul -Original Message- From: paul Williams oldhousehist...@aol.com mailto:oldhousehist...@aol.com To: 'Hessler, Jason, Acting Director, Code20Enforcement Legal' jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov ; 'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov ; 'Braverman, Michael Deputy Commissioner' michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov Cc: 'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov ; ugagra...@yahoo.com mailto:ugagra...@yahoo.com ; 'Fairweather, Donna' donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov mailto:donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street Ladies=2 0 Gentlemen! I've been patiently waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant house (now full of mold) which I've been complaining about for years (see below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt case.Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one can't see inside. When I went to look the house up today (300 E. Lorraine - Square 3837, lot 66) on the real property tax database, imagine my anger at finding that the owner not only paid her taxes in February (on a condemned house where she is in contempt of court), but that she LISTED THE HOUSE AS
Re: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
Dawna! That's my next course of action. However, I leaned that when you email the Mayor with those listed as being inactive, you get results fast; apparently it will enter the next round of famed Citi-stat results. I'll retain that in the future. I heard back immediately from Councilman Young, and from one of those individuals previously inactive via their blackberry tonight at 9:30 pm. That helps to conform to me that the city has really dropped the ball on this, and cost us all tens of thousands of lost tax revenue over the years. Somebody got away with tax fraud, big time! I'll follow through, and let everyone know the status. I've been really patient, and this case made its way through the courts, only to be dropped with lack of enforcement afterwards, for two years. Paul -Original Message- From: dawnac...@mindspring.com To: The Charles Village Chat List chat@charlesvillage.info Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 8:43 pm Subject: Re: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Paul:How about going to one of the investigative news reporters at Channel 11 or one of the other stations? Dawna -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com Sent: May 6, 2009 8:13 PM To: Chat@charlesvillage.info, discuss...@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to20my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, tha t this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004 (even the vagrants have run away). I notified the people I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of 2007. How can the tax office accept a tax payment in February of this year, when she is in contempt of court to transfer sell or demolish the house, as condemned, and accept her claim that it is owner occupied? This is tax fraud, and the owner needs to be retroactively fined and taxed as an abandoned property. In my opinion, you all have failed us residents miserably, and I'm now going to the press20to expose this gross inaction. Paul -Original Message- From: paul Williams oldhousehist...@aol.com To: 'Hessler, Jason, Acting Director, Code20Enforcement Legal' jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Clarke, Mary Pat (Baltimore City)' marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; 'Braverman, Michael Deputy Commissioner' michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov Cc: 'Young, Bernard (Baltimore City)' bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; 'Fairweather, Donna' Donna.Fairweat h...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Sun, 3 May 2009 8:04 pm Subject: RE: 300 E. Lorraine Street Ladies=2 0 Gentlemen! I’ve been patiently waiting for information from you all on this ongoing problematic vacant house (now full of mold) which I’ve been complaining about for years (see below). I had hoped to find resolution to the problem through the normal channels, as the court system was making progress in her contempt case. Today, I watched the rain pour into the basement from the back roof and noticed that the windows are so black with mold one
Re: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status
The difference with this house is that the owner has claimed it as her primary residence when she (or anyone) can not live in it since 2004. That's down right tax fraud. Additionally, it went through the normal procedure of inspection, and the court ordered the owner to transfer, sell, or fix the property in Jan 2007. The owner could have sold as is, but asked about three times the amount it was worth, and they ignored the court order. So, when she refused to even bring it up to code (or secure it), which is the responsibility of any home owners in a civilized society, she refused, and the court held her in contempt in Nov of 2008. The city has not only lost out on lost tax revenue, but allowed an abandoned house to be claimed fraudulently as a residence. The court ordered the homeowner to pay a $500 per day fine beginning in November for contempt of court, and the city needs to collect that from the owner or their estate. I'm interested in finding out exactly where (and how) she lives while I smell her mold infested house next to mine, with what must be four feet of water in the basement. We had another long abandoned property on our block that was eventually claimed by the city, sold to a non-profit that did an outstanding job at renovation, and put it back on the tax rolls, provided city revenue from the sale, and put back into a safe environment for all. The mere $1400 per year in taxes the owner of 300 Lorraine=2 0pays per year would be recouped by the transfer tax alone on a single deed transaction if the city were able to convey the house or even vacant lot. Paul Williams -Original Message- From: Roderick Fry roderick...@gmail.com To: The Charles Village Chat List chat@charlesvillage.info Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 8:50 pm Subject: Re: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Or how about the fact that the city should be happy to receive any tax revenue from an abandoned house? The majority of abandoned properties in the city are not generating any tax revenue. Double this individual's tax bill, and they will likely stop paying their taxes. This will drive the property into tax sale and, based on the the current shape it is in, will quite possibly become another city owned property. Good luck finding a reporter that would do a story on this. How about one of the other tens of thousands of abandoned properties that are not generating ANY tax revenue? On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM, dawnac...@mindspring.com wrote: Paul:How about going to one of the investigative news reporters at Channel 11 or one of the other stations? Dawna -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com Sent: May 6, 2009 8:13 PM To: Chat@charlesvillage.info, discuss...@charlesvillage.info Subject: [Chat] Fwd: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned ho use status Believe it or not, NO reaction from our elected and government personnel to my Sunday rant about the contempt of court case concerning the abandoned house at 300 E Lorriane! I'm now interested in how much tax revenue we have all lost from this house continuing to be taxed at an owner occupied rate, when in fact, its been completely abandoned since 2004, and the owner has been in contempt of court for six months. Despite a $500 per day fine imposed last November, she was allowed to pay property tax of just $650 in February: something is seriously out of sync in the city government, or the owner knows the right people at City Hall. Paul -Original Message- From: oldhousehist...@aol.com To: jason.hess...@baltimorecity.gov; marypat.cla...@baltimorecity.gov; michael.braver...@baltimorecity.gov; bernard.yo...@baltimorecity.gov; ugagra...@yahoo.com; donna.fairweat...@baltimorecity.gov; ma...@baltimorecity.gov Sent: Wed, 6 May 2009 7:51 pm Subject: 300 E. Lorraine Street abandoned house status Mayor Shelia Dixon: I have been pressing, complaining, and following the court case concerning the clearly abandoned and rapidly deteriorating property at 300 E. Lorraine Street in Charles Village to no avail. Sunday, I learned to my disgust, tha t this blighted property is being taxed at the owner occupied rate: no one can, nor has, occupied the house since 2004=2 0(even the vagrants have run away). I notified the people I've been working with for two years now with modest to no success (in the to: line above) on Sunday, and NOT ONE has replied, not even a polite reply saying work is in progress, concerning the myriad ongoing problems outlined below, which have been previously reported over two years ago now. So I ask you as mayor: Why is this house being taxed as a resident occupied house after 5 years as an abandoned property, and why has her contempt of court case not been enforced a full year later? The house was to have been torn down in December of
[Chat] Sewing machine?!
Help! I'm in a wedding this Saturday and my machine has died in the midst of hemming my bridesmaid dress. Does anyone have a sewing machine they would be willing to loan out, or know a really fast repair shop? Thanks! Kathleen Hruska 443-804-5277 ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] Sewing machine?!
Kathleen: There is a seamstress in the Sanitate drycleaners on Chestnut Street just south of 36th Street (the Avenue) in Hampden. She does fine work, is reasonably priced, and she may be able to handle a rush for you. Hope that helps. Sharon Guida In a message dated 5/6/2009 22:51:38 Eastern Daylight Time, kshru...@mac.com writes: Help! I'm in a wedding this Saturday and my machine has died in the midst of hemming my bridesmaid dress. Does anyone have a sewing machine they would be willing to loan out, or know a really fast repair shop? Thanks! Kathleen Hruska 443-804-5277 ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
