WOAI reports:
The city wants to tear it down, but a judge has ruled the house - that is known to attract drugs and prostitutes - will remain standing for now.
The house is on Hackberry. Neighbors call it a "haven for crime." But Seymor Perkins, 78, say[s] it's his art school, his home, and he's fighting to save it.
The city was supposed to tear the house down last week. Neighbors said they are frustrated it's still standing.
"The idea was finally something's being done to clean up the neighborhood," said Reverend Otis Mitchell of the Mt. Zion Church.
Neighbors supported the city's plan to get rid of the folk artist's house, where police say prostitutes and drug addicts gather.
His house's stay of execution is for two weeks.
2 comments:
I saw the report on this. Good for Perky. The lawyer representing him made a pretty good comment about the situation. Something to the gist of, we can work on cleaning up this man's house, but the city needs to do something about cleaning up the rest of the neighborhood.
Having been there twice (and that is probably enough for any civilian) the area could use some help.
No doubt, Dave. That entire neighborhood could probably use some help. But, though this may be a temporary victory for Perkins, I don't think it is a good thing for the neighbors. According to the reports I've seen, his house does draw criminals, and the neighbors want that influence gone. Just because you have a hard time paying for the upkeep of your own home, do you necessarily have to put up with a prostitution haven next door?
The neighborhood may need change, but the reform has to start somewhere.
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