At a recent meeting, members of the group reviewed photographs taken of the properties vacated during the acquisition process. Many of the boarded-up buildings have been vandalized. In the 3300 block of West Gladys, landscaping, a fence and a deck were removed. Old tires and other garbage were packed inside a garage in the 300 block of South Spaulding. Scavengers have ripped the siding off some buildings and boards have been removed from others.
Drugs are in our faces and in our yards.
Regina Walton, who grew up in the 3300 block of West Gladys, said the county's reversal has destroyed her trust. We don't want anything like this to ever happen again. The families are pushing for a redevelopment plan. The moral issue needs to be raised. The county can't change its mind and nothing else is said.