On the Hartford Courant's website. Although it makes many good points, the one that sticks out in my mind is how little effort is being made to find those with still-blighted property even as demolition orders are being processed. Admittedly, the task is huge. People from our city have been scattered to the winds, many financially unable to easily return. The Road Home program is like a running gag that no one wants to admit to telling, and although many voulenteer organizations have stepped forward to help the thousands still in need, there is as yet no system of advocacy in place to speak for these displaced thousands as their properties are torn down as blighted housing.
There are real health risks involved with these properties, I know. Some have not been touched or looked at by their owners since Katrina. Just the process of tearing one down creates a neighborhood health hazard... But these were people's homes. If your house was about to be torn down, no matter its condition, wouldn't you want someone to speak out for you?
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