Over the past two weeks, Eyewitness News uncovered a disturbing practice of some city inspectors buying up houses condemned by the city and selling them for a profit. Some would say that's making money off insider information, but in fact, there's nothing illegal in what they've done.
Ethics are another issue.
We agree with the state attorney's office that the city should address it. Mayor Delaney was swift to react, asking that guidelines be set for these code inspectors. We applaud setting standards, but regret that those hired to serve the public in this way don't come with a set of standards themselves. I'm Sherry Burns. That's our opinion.